George Henry Brimhall

Brief Life History of George Henry

When George Henry Brimhall was born on 9 December 1852, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, George Washington Brimhall, was 38 and his mother, Rachel Ann Mayer, was 23. He married Alsina Elizabeth Wilkins on 28 December 1874, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880. In 1903, his occupation is listed as educator - president of brigham young university for 17 years. in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. He died on 29 July 1932, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Henry Brimhall
1852–1932
Flora McDonald Robertson
1865–1950
Marriage: 11 September 1885
Dean Robertson Brimhall
1886–1972
Fawn Robertson Brimhall
1889–1960
Fay Robertson Brimhall
1889–1972
Burns Robertson Brimhall
1892–1976
Ruth Afton Brimhall
1895–1969
Paul Robertson Brimhall
1898–1977
Alta Robertson Brimhall
1901–1903
Golden Henry Brimhall
1906–2000
Areo Robertson Brimhall
1909–1980

Sources (87)

  • George H. Brimhall, "United States, Census, 1900"
  • George Henry Brimhall, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Geo H Brimhall in entry for Fawn Brimhall McKay, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1853

The Provo City Cemetery was dedicated in 1853.

1863

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

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bramhall .

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

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