Brief Life History of James Alexander
When James Alexander Cameron was born on 22 September 1851, in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States, his father, John Alexander Cameron, was 32 and his mother, Margaret Fairgrieve, was 33. He married Sarah Eve or Elizabeth Conley on 6 February 1875. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1861 and lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Pagari, Lincoln, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 8 October 1928, in Thomas, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States.
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- James Alexander Cameron, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Alexander Cameron - birth-name: James Alexander Cameron
- James A Cameron, "Wyoming Marriages, 1869-1923"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866
Historical Boundaries 1879: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Scottish:
in the Highlands, it is usually a nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + sròn ‘nose’.
in the Lowlands it is also a habitational name from any of various places called Cameron, especially in Fife.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Story of My Mother’s Life
My Mother Margaret Eve Cameron was born in Evanston, Uintah Co. Wyoming 18 Oct 1877, a daughter of James Alexander Cameron and Sarah Eve Conley. When she was a very small child they moved to Ran …
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