Brief Life History of Joseph Heber
When Joseph Heber Thurber was born on 23 May 1858, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Albert King Thurber, was 32 and his mother, Thirza Melvina Berry, was 21. He married Laura Ann Keeler on 27 October 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Fairfield, Blaine, Idaho, United States in 1920 and Manard Twp, Camas, Idaho, United States in 1930. He died on 26 July 1948, in Dingle, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Richfield City Cemetery, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph H Thurber, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Jos. Thurber for birth of Ruth Cornelia Thurber "Utah Births and Christenings, 1892-1941"
- Nora Thurber and Hamilton M Wallace, Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863
Historical Boundaries: 1863: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1865: Sevier, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sevier, Utah, United States
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Name Meaning
English (Lincolnshire): unexplained.
History: This surname is recorded in Rehoboth, MA, from the mid 17th centuryon.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Journal of Prison experience by Joseph Heber Thurber 1886-1888
Journal of Joseph Heber Thurber November 2, 1886 - August 9, 1888 Original Diary at Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Special Collections November 2, 1886 I was arrested on …
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