Hyrum Washington Valentine

Brief Life History of Hyrum Washington

When Hyrum Washington Valentine was born on 4 March 1873, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, Valentin Valentinsen, was 59 and his mother, Johanna Bengtsson, was 32. He married Dr Rose Ellen Bywater on 17 August 1905, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. In 1926, his occupation is listed as president of the german-austrian mission of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints in Dresden, Kreis Dresden, Saxony, Germany. He died on 8 February 1953, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hyrum Washington Valentine
1873–1953
Dr Rose Ellen Bywater
1875–1966
Marriage: 17 August 1905
Dee Jeppson Valentine
1911–2012
Vera Basel Roehrs Valentine
1911–2000

Sources (52)

  • Hyrum W Valentine, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Hyrum Washington Valentine - birth: 4 March 1873; Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States
  • Hyrum W Valentine, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

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.

1877 · Brigham Young's Last Public Sermon

In 1877, Brigham Young gave his last public sermon in Brigham City.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (Angus and Aberdeenshire): from the Middle English and Old French personal name Valentin, Latin Valentinus, a derivative of valens ‘strong, healthy’, which was never common in England, but is occasionally found from the end of the 12th century, probably as the result of French influence. The name was borne by a 3rd-century Christian saint and martyr, whose chief claim to fame is that his feast falls on February 14, the date of a traditional celebration of spring going back to the Roman fertility festival of Juno Februata. A 5th-century missionary bishop of Rhaetia of this name was venerated especially in southern Germany, being invoked as a patron against gout and epilepsy. In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. German, Croatian, Czech, and Slovenian Valentin , Italian Valentino .

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

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Coming to America

One of the greatest changes for the new arrivals would be the acceptance of the principle of plural marriage… Valentine (Valentin Valentinsen) again took another wife and was married on October 30, 18 …

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