Thomas Bow Brighton

Brief Life History of Thomas Bow

When Thomas Bow Brighton was born on 11 November 1860, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Stuart Brighton, was 31 and his mother, Catherine Bow, was 35. He married Mary Ann Hanks on 29 October 1884, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. In 1904, his occupation is listed as streetcar conductor in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 7 January 1904, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Bow Brighton
1860–1904
Mary Ann Hanks
1865–1895
Marriage: 29 October 1884
Thomas Bow Brighton
1887–1934
Sidney Alvarus Brighton
1889–1973
William Clifford Brighton
1892–1934
Benjamin Cook Brighton
1895–1895

Sources (77)

  • Thomas B Brighton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Thomas Bow Brighton, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Thomas Bow Brighton, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964" - IMAGE

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865 · The Union Roller Mill

The Union Roller Mill was built to help grind the grain that was harvested in the Cache Valley and the other surrounding areas. It was later renamed the Thatcher Milling & Elevator Company and the old millstones were discarded.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

habitational name from Breighton in East Yorkshire, on the river Derwent. This place is named with Old English beorht ‘bright’ or an unattested personal name Beohta + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. The surname is unlikely to derive from Brighton in Sussex, which was known as Brighthelmestone until the end of the 18th century.

in East Anglia, a nickname from Middle English bright + eien ‘bright eyes’.

English:

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Thomas Bow Brighton

Thomas Bow Brighton was born November 11, 1860 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah to William Stewart Brighton and Catherine Bow. Married Margaret Stoddard Lang November 11, 1897. They had three childr …

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