Brief Life History of Francis Marion
When Francis Marion Molen was born on 25 August 1836, in Bureau, Illinois, United States, his father, Jesse Molen, was 31 and his mother, Laurany Suraina Huffaker, was 27. He married Emma Smith Lawrence on 24 July 1859, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 18 May 1883, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Francis M Molen, "United States Census, 1880"
- Francis M. Molen, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Francis Marion Molen, "Find A Grave Index"
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1837
Historical Boundaries: 1837: Bureau, Illinois, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850 · Tornado Finishes off the Temple
On May 27, 1850, a tornado came through Nauvoo and took the remaining outer walls of the temple. It was the most frightful thing the city had witnessed. Not just a tornado but also lightening, thunder, wind, hail and rain assailed the spot. Over time what was not destroyed by the storm crumbled until only a small amount was left.
Name Meaning
Swedish (Molén): ornamental or topographic name from mo ‘sandy heath’ + the adjectival suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’, with intrusive -l- for euphony, or from the root of Latin molinarius ‘miller’ or mola ‘mill’ + the suffix -én, derived from Latin -inius ‘relating to’.
Dutch and Flemish: very rare variant of Vandermolen and, in North America, (also) a shortened form of this.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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