Henry Frederick McCune

Brief Life History of Henry Frederick

When Henry Frederick McCune was born on 31 May 1840, in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, his father, Matthew McCune, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Caroline Scott, was 28. He married Elizabeth Temperance Grace on 24 December 1861, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860 and Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 15 December 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Nephi City Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Frederick McCune
1840–1924
Elizabeth Temperance Grace
1843–1925
Marriage: 24 December 1861
Henry Mathew McCune
1862–1945
Elizabeth Grace McCune
1864–1927
Isaac Edward McCune
1866–1866
Henrietta McCune
1867–1935
Alfred Alexander McCune
1870–1945
George William McCune Sr
1872–1963
Sarah Florence McCune
1874–1982
Royal Albert McCune
1877–1946
Charles Montrose McCune
1879–1880
Mabel McCune
1881–1953
Margaret Leah McCune
1883–1976
Dr Ross Hamilton McCune
1887–1987
Clarence Scott McCune
1890–1982

Sources (83)

  • Henry F McCune, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Henry Frederick McCune, "United Kingdom, British India Office, Births and Baptisms, 1712-1965"
  • Henry Frederick McCune, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Irish (northern): variant of McEwen 1.

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

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Henry Frederick McCune (1840-1924)

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