Brief Life History of William Ernest
When William Ernest Brockbank was born on 19 September 1875, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Joshua Brockbank, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Ann Traxon Jex, was 24. He married Angeline Elizabeth Smith on 30 January 1901, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 5 years and Spanish Fork Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 13 March 1968, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- William Ernest Brockbank, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Wm Ernest Brockbank, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- William Ernest Brockbank, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1896 · Utah Becomes a State
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition. This condition was that the new state rewrite their constitution to say that all forms of polygamy were banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English brok(e) ‘stream, brook’ + bank(e) ‘ridge, slope, bank’, for someone who lived by the bank of a brook. The name may have been confused with Brocklebank .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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William Ernest Brockbank (History and Genealogy of Isaac Brockbank, Sr., book 1957, page 190)
William Ernest Brockbank (History and Genealogy of Isaac Brockbank, Sr., book 1957, page 190) Afton and Smith write of their father: "Ernest attended the old Reese School. He went to work in the Mamm …
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