Brief Life History of Alfred Nelson
When Alfred Nelson Billings Sr was born on 23 August 1825, in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States, his father, Titus Billings, was 32 and his mother, Diantha Morley, was 29. He married Deborah Patten on 9 December 1851, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 15 March 1881, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Alfd N Billings, "United States Census, 1860"
- Alfred Nelson Billings Birth and Baptism
- Alfred N. Billings, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Midlands): variant of Billing , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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