Brief Life History of Nephi Lindsay
When Nephi Lindsay McLean was born on 3 September 1857, in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John William McLean, was 32 and his mother, Marion Geddes Lindsay, was 32. He married Catherine Anderson about 2 November 1884, in Scofield, Carbon, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to Canada in 1902 and lived in Winter Quarters, Carbon, Utah, United States in 1900 and Alberta, Canada in 1916. He died on 21 December 1942, in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 85, and was buried in Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond, County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada.
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- Nephi Logan McLean, "Canada Census, 1931"
- Nephi Lindsay McLean, "Find A Grave Index"
- Nephi L in entry for Marion McLean, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875
Historical Boundaries: 1875: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1880: Emery, Utah Territory, United States 1894: Carbon, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Carbon, Utah, United States
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Eáin, ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of (Saint) John’. Compare Irish McAloon and McGlone .
History: This is the name of a major Scottish clan traditionally associated with the island of Mull, which claims descent from Gille Eáin na Tuaidh (‘Gillean of the Battleaxe’), who lived in the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Memory of Beverly LaMARR
Grandpa Nephi Mc LEAN promised to take his wife Katherine Anderson Mc LEAN back to Scotland one day. Nephi never could afford the trip, so he would sit on the front porch in his rocking chair and sing …
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