Brief Life History of Hortensia Jane
When Hortensia Jane Fullmer was born on 6 September 1842, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, David Fullmer, was 39 and her mother, Rhoda Ann Marvin, was 29. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 28 October 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 11, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Hortensia Fullmer in household of David Fullmer, "United States Census, 1860"
- Horten Jane Fulmer, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Jane Fulmer, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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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."
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.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Vollmer and Follmer . Compare Fulmer .
German (Füllmer): variant of Vollmer . This surname is very rare in Germany.
Altered form of English Fulmer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Hortensia Jane Fullmer
Hortensia Jane Fullmer Born 6 September 1842 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois Died 28 October 1853 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Hortensia's parents are David Fullmer and Rhoda Ann Marvin both born …
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