Leo Finlinson

2 November 1883–24 October 1967 (Age 83)
Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Leo

When Leo Finlinson was born on 2 November 1883, in Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States, his father, George Finlinson, was 48 and his mother, Susan Trimble, was 39. He married Lydia Lyman on 3 October 1907, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States for about 5 years. He died on 24 October 1967, in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Oak City Cemetery, Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leo Finlinson
1883–1967
Lydia Lyman
1884–1958
Marriage: 3 October 1907
Maidie Finlinson
1908–1986
Grant Lyman Finlinson
1910–1994
Virginia Finlinson
1912–1994
Clara Finlinson
1914–1982
Leo Lyman Finlinson
1916–1995
Isobel Finlinson
1918–1997
Julia Finlinson
1920–2002
Richard Lyman Finlinson
1928–2019

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 October 1907Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1886
    Age 3
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
    1896 · Utah Becomes a State
    Age 13
    After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
    1906 · Saving Food Labels
    Age 23
    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: variant of Finlayson .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Finlayson

    Story Highlight

    Short history of Leo and Lydia Lyman Finlinson

    From Book: “Echoes of the Sage and Cedars” – A Centennial History of Oak City, Utah 1868-1969; Compiled by Margaret W. Roger, p. 331-332 Leo and Lydia Lyman Finlinson (Submitted by Virginia F. Moody) …

    Sources (39)

    • Leo Finlinson in entry for Grant Lyman Finlinson, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
    • Leo Finlinson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Leo in entry for Read Sorensen Arnold and Maidie Finlinson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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