Brief Life History of Edward Potter
When Edward Potter Hemsley was born on 22 April 1839, in Ditchling, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Hemsley, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Potter, was 32. He married Miriam Simmons on 3 July 1862, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Mountain Dell, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 21 July 1910, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Edward Hemsley in household of Richard Hemsley, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Legacy NFS Source: Edward Potter Hemsley - birth: 22 April 1839; Ditchling, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
- Edward Hemsley, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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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
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: habitational name either from Helmsley (North Yorkshire) or Gate Helmsley (also North Yorkshire). Gate Helmsley derives from the Old English personal name Hemele (genitive Hemeles) + Old English ēg ‘island’, and had the form Hemelsey till at least the 14th century. The other placename derives from the Old English personal name Helm (genitive Helmes) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Reflections--Taken From the Journal of Job Hemsley
Life is sometimes hard to understand but we should yield to the Giver of All Good—that what He does. It is done well and for the good of His children though we may not comprehend it that way. When Ja …
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