Brief Life History of Hugh Lester
When Hugh Lester Geddes was born on 28 July 1887, in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States, his father, Hugh Stewart Geddes, was 28 and his mother, Martina Anna Peterson, was 22. He married Lydia Doney Lowe on 4 June 1909, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Oxford, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Utah, United States for about 5 years. He died on 1 November 1941, in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Preston Cemetery, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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- Hugh Lester Geddes, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Hugh Lester Geddes, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
- Hugh Lester Geddes, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Gaddis , from the lands of Geddes in Nairnshire.
English: possibly a variant of Gedde, a nickname from Middle English gedde ‘pike’ (the fish), with post-medieval excrescent -s. However, the modern surname appears to be entirely Scottish in origin (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Some of My Life's Story-By Lydia Doney Lowe
February 21, 1964 (Transcribed from a copy of Lydia's writing by Amber Marstella Rothamer) Ora insists I write one. If I live, I would like to present it to her on her birthday, March 22, 1964. I, L …
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