Brief Life History of Joseph Smith
When Joseph Smith Groesbeck was born on 18 December 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Nicholas Groesbeck, was 45 and his mother, Elizabeth Thompson, was 44. He married Sarah Ann Blood on 30 March 1887, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. In 1930, his occupation is listed as passenger director, union pacific rr system in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 16 February 1933, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Smith Groesbeck, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Joseph Smith Groesbeck, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Joseph Smith Groesbeck, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1865 · The Assassination of a President
While attending the play "Our American Cousin" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Dutch: habitational name from Groesbeek, south of Nijmegen.
History: The name is recorded in Beverwyck in New Netherland (now Albany, NY)in the mid 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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