Brief Life History of Benjamin Jordan
When Benjamin Jordan Alleman was born on 27 August 1835, in Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johannes Alleman, was 27 and his mother, Christeana Stentz, was 23. He married Sariah Jane Starr on 24 March 1861, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1853. He died on 17 May 1903, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Benjamin Alleman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Benjamin Alleman, "BillionGraves Index"
- Benjamin Alleman in entry for Harold Alleman, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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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.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Alcide, Emile, Ulysse, Andre, Armande, Clovis, Colette, Desire, Monique, Ovide.
Flemish and Dutch: ethnic name from Old French aleman(d) ‘German’ (see also French Allemand , compare Dutch Aleman ). This surname is also found in France (Nord) and Wallonia; see also 2 below.
French (mainly Nord, Pas-de-Calais, and southern France): variant of Allemand . See also 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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