Brief Life History of Nephi Collins
When Nephi Collins Hunsaker was born on 11 December 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Abraham Hunsaker Sr., was 32 and his mother, Eliza Collins, was 27. He died on 16 March 1858, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 13, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Nephi Hunsaker in household of Abraham Hunsaker, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Nephi Collins Hunsaker - Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Nephi Collings Hunsaker
- Nephi, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (7)
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.
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
Americanized form of Swiss German Hunziker or of its German altered form Hunsicker . Compare Honsaker and Hunsucker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Nephi Collings Hunsaker (11 December 1844 – 16 March 1858)
Son of Abraham Hunsaker and Eliza Collins Journal Entry - March 16, 1858 — Nephi deceased, March 16, 1858 in the morning at sunrise. He dyed without a strugle. He was babtized by his father in Jorden …
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