Brief Life History of Jesse Devine
When Jesse Devine Hunter was born on 5 July 1806, in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States, his father, Samuel Hunter, was 38 and his mother, Lydia Devinney, was 36. He married Keziah Brown in December 1827, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and California, United States in 1870. He died on 27 August 1877, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Jessee D Hunter, "United States Census, 1870"
- Jessie D Hunter, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Jesse D Hunter, "United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).
Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.
History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Jesse D. Hunter, Captain of Company "B" of the Mormon Battalion, was born in 1804 in Kentucky. Little is known of his life previous to his becoming a member of the Latter-day Saint Church. He is ment …
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