Brief Life History of John Willard
When John Willard Bircumshaw was born on 13 January 1856, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Bircumshaw, was 35 and his mother, Rosetta Plackett, was 32. He married Mary Jane White on 23 October 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 6 April 1944, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Willard Bircumshaw, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- John Willard Bircumshaw, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Williard in entry for Myrtle May Bircumshaw, "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.
1869
Historical Boundaries: 1869: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, 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
English: see Birkinshaw .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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I was born January 13, 1836 in Nottingshire, England in The Conference House which my mother kept. Our home was always open to the Latter-Day-Saint missionaries. John Taylor and Willard Richards hap …
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