Brief Life History of Orson
When Orson Shipley was born on 3 May 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, John Shipley, was 33 and his mother, Mary Polly Shugars, was 20. He married Mary Sophronia Dickson on 26 August 1877, in Woodruff, Rich, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Chesterfield, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 27 July 1926, in Bannock, Idaho, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Chesterfield Cemetery, Caribou, Idaho, United States.
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- Orson Shipley in household of John Shipley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Orson Shipley, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- Orsen in entry for Orsen Albert Shipley, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846 · First Nauvoo Temple Dedicated
On May 1-3, 1846, the Nauvoo Illinois Temple was fully dedicated. It was the second temple that had been built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first temple with an angel Moroni on top, in the case of this temple it also doubled as a weather vane. Before the saints left Nauvoo they gathered in great numbers to go through.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire): habitational name from any of various places called Shipley, in Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Shropshire, Durham, Northumberland, Sussex, and elsewhere, all named with Old English scēap ‘sheep’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Orson A Shipley: Life Story
Having been born by goodly parents who were both members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints- on November 19, 1881 in Preston, then Oneida County, Idaho. My mother having had three chi …
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