Brief Life History of William
When William Bull Sr was born on 9 September 1874, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Hyrum Joseph Bull, was 21 and his mother, Sarah Josepha Johnson, was 26. He married Marie Fischer on 7 August 1900, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and West Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 August 1937, in Woods Cross, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- William Bull, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- William Bull, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- William Bull, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1889
Weber comes from John Henry Weber, an early fur trader. The university opened for students on January 7, 1889. By the late 1920's, the college was in financial difficulty and the Utah Legislature passed a law allowing the purchase of both Weber College and Snow College from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1954 the college moved from downtown Ogden the southeast bench area of the city where it resides currently.
1894
Historical Boundaries: 1894: Carbon, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Carbon, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a strong, aggressive, bull-like man, from Middle English bule, bole. Occasionally, the name may denote a keeper of a bull (compare Bulman ), or possibly someone who lived at a building distinguished by the sign of a bull.
German (mainly northern): from Middle Low German bulle ‘bull’, used as a nickname for a cattle breeder, keeper, or dealer. Compare South German Ochs .
South German: nickname for a short fat man, a variant of Bolle , or a nickname for a man with the physical characteristics of a bull.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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