Brief Life History of Hyrum Pearse
When Hyrum Pearse Folsom was born on 1 September 1841, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, his father, William Harrison Folsom, was 26 and his mother, Zerviah Eliza Clark, was 23. He married Nancy Broadbent on 29 December 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1860. He died on 23 September 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Hyrum Folsom, "United States Census, 1880"
- Hyrum Pearse Folsom, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Hyrum Pearse Folsom, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Foulsham, a habitational name from Foulsham in Norfolk, so named from the Old English personal name Fugol + hām ‘homestead’. This form of the surname is very rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Died: 11 Dec 1910 - Salt Lake City, Utah Pioneer: 3 October, 1860 arriving with the Joseph W. Young Company by ox cart BIOGRAPHY: Harriet Amelia Folsom Young BIRTH DATE: 23 Aug. 1838 - Buffalo, New Yo …
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