Brief Life History of Martha Frances
When Martha Frances Brandon was born on 27 February 1842, in Stewart, Tennessee, United States, her father, George Washington Brandon, was 32 and her mother, Keziah Fowler, was 26. She married Elihu Hiatt Sr on 19 April 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Chesterfield, Caribou, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. She died on 19 August 1922, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- 1910 Census: Martha Reese in household of George Hiatt, "United States Census, 1910"
- Death: Martha Frances Hiatt, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Martha Brandon, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Brandon, in Durham, Norfolk, Suffolk, Warwickshire, and elsewhere. Most are named with Old English brōm ‘broom, gorse’ + dūn ‘hill’. One in Lincolnshire, however, may be named after the Brant River, on which it stands; Ekwall derives the river name from Old English brant ‘steep’, presumably with reference to its steep banks. This surname was known in Ireland early enough to have a Gaelicized form de Breandún.
Irish (Kerry): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Breandáin ‘son of Breandán’, a rare Kerry surname from the Latinized form of the name of the local saint, Brendan (Brendanus from Bréanainn).
French: from the Old French oblique case of the personal name Brando, of ancient Germanic origin (see Brand 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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