Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Bull was born on 25 January 1832, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Daniel Bull, was 18 and his mother, Elizabeth Burdett, was 17. He married Emma Green on 28 October 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Leicester St Margaret, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 11 January 1904, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Bull, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joseph Bull, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Joseph Bull, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a strong, aggressive, bull-like man, from Middle English bule, bole. Occasionally, the name may denote a keeper of a bull (compare Bulman ), or possibly someone who lived at a building distinguished by the sign of a bull.
German (mainly northern): from Middle Low German bulle ‘bull’, used as a nickname for a cattle breeder, keeper, or dealer. Compare South German Ochs .
South German: nickname for a short fat man, a variant of Bolle , or a nickname for a man with the physical characteristics of a bull.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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