Brief Life History of Erastus Perry
When Erastus Perry Bingham was born on 20 March 1846, in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Erastus Bingham Jr, was 23 and his mother, Olive Hovey Freeman, was 26. He married Emeline Clarissa Allen on 21 February 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 14 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States for about 40 years. He registered for military service in 1870. He died on 4 June 1929, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Erastus Perry Bingham, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Erastus Perry Bingham, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- E P Bingham in entry for Emeline Clarissa Allen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1848 · Fire Destroys the Temple
On October 9, 1848, an arsonists fire claimed everything but the outer walls of the Nauvoo Temple since the structure was made out of limestone and wood. It was meant to discourage the Saints that had fled to never come back.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English (Dorset) and Irish (County Mayo): habitational name from Bingham (Nottinghamshire). The placename is probably from an Old English folk-name Bynningas (‘the people associated with a man named Bynna’), or possibly from an unattested Old English word bing ‘a kettle-shaped hollow’, + Old English hām ‘homestead’.
Irish (Ulster, of Scottish origin): altered form of Bigham .
American shortened and altered form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames such as Bingenheimer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Erastus Bingham Story by Arnon Allred
Erastus Bingham was born in Concord, Essex County, Vermont on March 12, 1789. When he was only about four years old his father died. This required him to work on the farm while very young. Erastus he …
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