Brief Life History of John Thomas
When John Thomas Kelly was born on 4 September 1861, in Leominster, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Kelly, was 20 and his mother, Emma Price, was 22. He married Olivia Jane Smith on 3 January 1887, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States. He died on 21 March 1909, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- John F Kelly in household of Charles Kelly, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mable Kelly in the Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1916, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1966
- John Kelly, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865 · Cornerstone is Laid for the Tabernacle
In May 1865, Brigham Young placed the cornerstone for the Tabernacle building. The work was delayed because of the construction the railroad. The walls of the Tabernacle begun in 1876. The building was first used in 1881.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Aileen, John Patrick, Siobhan, Liam, Brigid, Donovan, Eamon, Parnell, Aidan, Clancy.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceallaigh, or, in some areas, Mac Ceallaigh ‘descendant (or son) of Ceallach’, an ancient Irish personal name, originally a byname meaning ‘bright-headed’, later understood as ‘frequenting churches’ (Irish ceall). There are several early Irish saints who bore this name. Kelly is now the most common of all surnames in Ireland.
Scottish: habitational name from either the lands of Kelly, near Arbroath (Angus), Kellie in Carnbee (Fife), or Kelly in Methlick (Aberdeenshire). Each of these placenames is from Pictish celli or Gaelic coille ‘wood’ + the placename forming suffix -in. Alternatively, from the lands of Kelloe in the barony of Hume (Berwickshire), whose name is of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Emma Price
Emma Price was born 2 March 1839 in Leominster, Hereford, England. She was the third child born to Thomas Price and Milborough Dearn. Nothing is known of her parents or of her girlhood days. We do …
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