Brief Life History of Heber Coleman
When Heber Coleman Boden was born on 20 October 1855, in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, James Boden, was 32 and his mother, Annorah Coleman, was 27. He married Charlotte Welch on 9 October 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales in 1861 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 17 February 1916, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Heber Boden, "United States Census, 1880"
- Heber C. Boden, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Heber C Boden, "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.
1865 · Cornerstone is Laid for the Tabernacle
In May 1865, Brigham Young placed the cornerstone for the Tabernacle building. The work was delayed because of the construction the railroad. The walls of the Tabernacle begun in 1876. The building was first used in 1881.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
North German: patronymic from the personal name Bode .
German: topographic name for someone living in a valley bottom or the low-lying area of a field, Middle High German boden ‘ground, bottom’. Compare English Bottom .
Swedish (Bodén): ornamental or habitational name, possibly from bod ‘small hut’ or from a placename containing this element; the adjectival suffix -én is a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’. Compare Bodin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIOGRAPHY OF HEBER COLEMAN BODEN
Heber Coleman Boden was born on 20 October 1855 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales to James and Annora Coleman Boden. His parents were married on 10 March 1847 in the Sharon Chapel, Tredegar,Monmouth …
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