When Hiram Biff Clemens was born on 8 September 1816, in Cattaraugus, New York, United States, his father, Carey Clemons, was 26 and his mother, Mary Merrill, was 23. He married Eliza Constance Bennett on 21 January 1839, in Campbell, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1862. He died in 1874, in Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Summit, Utah, United States.
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English (Cornwall): variant of Clemence or Clement .
German, Dutch, and Danish: from the personal name Clemens (see Clement ).
In some cases also an Americanized form of Slovenian patronymics Klemenc (see Klements ) and Klemenčič or of Croatian Klemenčić (see Klemencic ). Compare Klemens .
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