Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Biesinger was born on 20 December 1844, in Wiesenstetten, Horb, Württemberg, Germany, his father, Josef Biesinger, was 37 and his mother, Maria Josefa Maier, was 33. He married Karoline Hertkorn on 1 January 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He lived in Forest Dale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910 and Utah, United States for about 12 years. He died on 9 May 1931, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Thomas Bissinger, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Family Data Collection - Births
- Thomas Biesirrger, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Biesingen, Bisingen, or Bissingen, all in southern Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Swiss German Missionary Conference 1884 by Paul-Anthon Nielson
This portrait was taken in the photograph studio of Moritz Emil Vollenweider (d. 1899) and his son, Emil Vollenweider (1849-1921), at Postgasse 68 in the city of Bern on 24 December 1884. A conference …
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