When Leander James Lemmon was born on 10 November 1839, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, Washington Lemmon, was 33 and his mother, Tamer Stephens, was 32. He married Disrene Erickson on 6 June 1894, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Cache, Utah, United States in 1860 and Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 4 October 1907, in Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Huntington, Emery, Utah, United States.
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In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.
English: variant of Lemon .
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Possible Related NamesLeander James Lemmon was born on 10 November 1839 in Quincy, Adams, Illinois to Washington and Tamer Stephens Lemmon. He was the seventh of fourteen children, five girls and nine boys. Stacy Ann was …
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