Brief Life History of James Andrew
When James Andrew Crystal was born on 1 December 1853, in Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Andrew Crystal, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Cousin, was 21. He married Sarah Jane Barratt on 27 March 1879, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880 and Wilford, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 10 November 1916, in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- James A. Crystal, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- James A. Crystal, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- James A in entry for Arnold Crystal, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866
Historical Boundaries 1879: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Aberdeenshire and Angus) and Irish (Sligo and Armagh): from the Gaelic personal name Criostail, a Scottish and Manx pet form of Críostóra (Christopher), or a shortened form of Gaelic Mac Criostail ‘son of Cristal’. See also McCrystal .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Kristall ‘crystal, cut glass’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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SARAH JANE BARRATT
A short sketch of the life of Sarah Jane Barratt, daughter of Thomas and Ellen Julian Barratt. She was born in American Fork, 8 May 1858, the second child and first daughter in a family …
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