Brief Life History of Alvin Bond
When Alvin Bond Bonham was born on 17 January 1909, in Clinton, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, Albert Wagner Bonham, was 34 and his mother, Martha Bond, was 41. He married Dorma Luella Child on 24 April 1929, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States in 1926 and lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950 and Hawaii, United States in 2002. He died on 23 February 2002, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Bond Bonham Or Borham, "United States 1950 Census"
- Alvin Bond Bonham, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- A Bond Bonham, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1910 · The Dee Memorial Hospital opens its doors
To honor Thomas D. Dee, his wife and her children built a hospital as a memorial to him. Located on 24th Street and Harrison the hospital served the community for 59 years. After it closed its doors in 1969, a new hospital was constructed near 39th street and Harrison in 1971. Located next to another hospital, the two hospitals ultimately merged together bearing both names of McKay, after David O. McKay, and Dee, to honor the hospital that served the surrounding area for many years. The McKay-Dee Hospital is still in operation but has moved from its original spot.
1934 · The Construction of a Reservoir
In 1933 the funds were obtained to start building a reservoir at the Pineview site. President Roosevelt then authorized the Ogden River Project on November 16, 1935 and was supervised and fully funded under the National Industrial Recovery Act.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin):
nickname from Old French bon homme ‘good man’ (from Latin bonus homo), or from a Middle English personal name of the same etymology.
possibly also a habitational name from Bonham in Stourton (Wiltshire), which is likely manorial in origin, taking its name from that of an early owner with the same name as in 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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