Jedediah Ballantyne

Brief Life History of Jedediah

When Jedediah Ballantyne was born on 18 November 1867, in Eden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Richard Ballantyne, was 50 and his mother, Caroline Albertine Sanderson, was 30. He married Dr. Jane Wilkie Manning on 15 February 1886, in Eden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States for about 55 years and Nelson Township, Clark, Nevada, United States in 1940. He died on 4 November 1950, in Henderson, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jedediah Ballantyne
1867–1950
Esther Vinetta Wilson
1873–1948
Marriage: 24 May 1899
Zola Venetta Ballantyne
1900–1935
Carl Wilson Ballantyne
1904–1991

Sources (27)

  • Jedidiah Ballentyne, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Jedediah Ballantyne, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Jedediah Ballantyne, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment

As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.

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.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Ballentine .

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

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A Prophesy Fulfilled

From: The News and Farmer, 19 July 1984, page 4-C by Jeffrey L. Moss "Building of Mormon Church Near Edgehill" Just this side of Edgehill, Georgia, by the side of Ga. Highway 171, stands a neatly …

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