Brief Life History of Almon
When Almon Butterfield was born on 14 July 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas Jefferson Butterfield, was 33 and his mother, Mary Jane Parker, was 27. He married Elizabeth Ann Farmer on 27 January 1866, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and Election Precinct 9, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 5 February 1926, in Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Herriman Cemetery, Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Almon Butterfield, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: Almon Butterfield - birth: 14 July 1844;
- Almon Butterfield, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Butterfield (Yorkshire) or from any of several other minor places with the same name. The name is derived from Old English butere ‘butter’ + feld ‘field’ or ‘open country’.
History: Benjamin Butterfield came to Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638. John Butterfield (1801–69) was born in Berne, NY, and founded an express company that merged with other companies to form the American Express Company (1850).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Annotated Bibliography - Howell--Trussler Family
This projected started as a research aid in my own family line--Andrew Jenson and the Herriman James Crane family. There were enough intersections with both that I decided to finish researching the fa …
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