Brief Life History of John
When John Ferguson Bellows was born on 24 May 1825, in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States, his father, James Bellows, was 28 and his mother, Judith Abigail Hopper, was 17. He married Marrilla Marily Plumb on 15 June 1848, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1853. In 1860, at the age of 35, his occupation is listed as farmer, timberman, stockraiser in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States. He died on 8 November 1898, in Lake Shore, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Jno F Bellows, "United States Census, 1860" - Payson, Utah
- John F. Bellows, "BillionGraves Index"
- J F Bellows in entry for Sarah Marilla Lulltam, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fergus ‘son of Fearghus’ (see Fergus ) by substituting -son for mac-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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James Bellows - Persecution and Death, 1844
(This is the transcript of a sixteen page handwritten letter written by Mary Adelphia Bellows Larson, giving an account of the persecution and death of her father, James Bellows by the hands of a mob. …
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