Hyrum Bown

Brief Life History of Hyrum

When Hyrum Bown was born on 2 February 1865, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, his father, William Bown Sr., was 39 and his mother, Jane Ann Metcalf, was 30. He married Isabella Braithwaite on 20 July 1892, in Manti Utah Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 17 November 1936, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hyrum Bown
1865–1936
Isabella Braithwaite
1872–1944
Marriage: 20 July 1892
Hyrum Braithwaite Bown
1893–1971
Royal Braithwaite Bown
1896–1971
Floyd Braithwaite Bown
1898–1973
Myrtle Braithwaite Bown
1901–1949
Alta Braithwaite Bown
1903–1988
Thelma Braithwaite Bown
1906–1989
Robert Braithwaite Bown
1908–1976
Bown
1910–1910
Elaine Braithwaite Bown
1911–1980
Lucien Braithwaite Bown
1914–2001
Glen Braithwaite Bown
1917–2002

Sources (67)

  • Hyrum Bown, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Hyrum Bown, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Hyrum Bown, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Boone or Bone .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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