When Rulon Smith Bickmore was born on 2 June 1901, in Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Danford McArthur Bickmore, was 26 and his mother, Mary Jane Smith, was 24. He married Pearl La Reta Wahlen on 20 December 1923, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Utah, United States for about 6 years and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930. He died on 29 December 1974, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Built in 1902, the Utah Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Utah and their family. The mansion was built using the finest materials by the finest craftsmen available, resulting in a quality and style like that of Eastern mansions. From 1957 to 1977, the Utah Historical Society occupied the mansion as a library, museum, and office space. In 1977, the residence underwent extensive renovations and was again reopened in 1980. In December 1993, a fire destroyed much of the mansion but, after another restoration, the historic building was restored to its original design with upgrades in case of another disaster threatened the home. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
English (Essex): habitational name from a lost or unidentified place called Bickmore or Bilkemore, apparently in or near Bedfordshire.
History: This name was brought to New England by Thomas Bigmore or Bickmore, whose son Samuel Bickmore was born in 1635 in Boston, MA.
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