Brief Life History of Lewis Jones
When Lewis Jones Hunsaker was born on 6 April 1839, in Payson, Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, Abraham Hunsaker Sr., was 26 and his mother, Eliza Collins, was 22. He died on 23 February 1856, in Goshen, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 16, and was buried in Goshen, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Lewis Hunsaker in household of Abraham Hunsaker, "United States Census, 1850"
- Lewis Jones, "BillionGraves Index"
- Lewis Jones Hunsaker, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
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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