Brief Life History of David Harry
When David Harry Toyn was born on 1 May 1849, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Toyn, was 25 and his mother, Frances Harriet Porcher, was 26. He married Martha Jane Davis on 19 November 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Upwell, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, United States for about 40 years. He died on 29 May 1938, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- David H Toyn, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: DAVID HENRY (Harry) Toyn - Baptism record or certificate: birth: 1 May 1849; Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
- David H Toyn, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1850 · California Is Admitted to Union
California was admitted into the Union on September 9, 1850, and became the 31st state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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English: see Town .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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Indians of Grouse Creek, Utah
Indians of Grouse Creek, Utah's early days As related by Mrs. Penelope Betteridge Nelson Addendum by Robert Harbrecht One of the Indians who lived in and around Grouse Creek in the early days was Inj …
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