Brief Life History of Almon Whiting
When Almon Whiting Babbitt was born on 25 January 1847, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Almon Whiting Babbitt, was 33 and his mother, Julia Ann Johnson, was 38. He married Delcena Elvira Johnson on 10 April 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870 and Spring Lake, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1867. He died on 24 October 1918, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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- Almon Babbitt, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Almon Whiting Babbitt II - Church record: birth-name: Almon Whiting Babbitt Jr
- Arizona, Select Marriages, 1888-1908
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World Events (8)
1848 · Fire Destroys the Temple
On October 9, 1848, an arsonists fire claimed everything but the outer walls of the Nauvoo Temple since the structure was made out of limestone and wood. It was meant to discourage the Saints that had fled to never come back.
1863
Arizona Territory
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.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Somerset): variant of Bobbitt . This surname is now extinct in Britain.
History: The founder of the American Babbitt family was Edward Bobet, who came to Plymouth Colony in 1643.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Almon Whiting Babbitt, Jr. Written by Rose Openshaw
On a cold day of late October 1857, in Crescent City, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, four children, two girls and two boys, bereaved of both parents, stood weeping beside the death bed of their tender, lovi …
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