Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Bott was born on 29 July 1879, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, John Henry Bott, was 20 and his mother, Maria Hadave Jensen, was 19. He married Chloe Pearl Winegar on 16 October 1900, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Box Elder Election Precinct, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 7 April 1960, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- John H. J. Batt in household of John Batt, "United States Census, 1900"
- John H Bott, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
- John Henry Bott, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1890 · The Tabernacle is Dedicated
On October 26, 1890, the Tabernacle was dedicated by Wilford Woodruff.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Old French bot ‘toad’ (compare Bottrell ). Alternatively, from the Middle English personal name Botte (a survival of Old English Botta). Compare Botting .
South German: occupational name for a messenger, from Middle High German bote ‘messenger, emissary’.
Danish: presumably from Dutch bot, both ‘flounder’ (the fish).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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