Benjamin Hamblin

Brief Life History of Benjamin

When Benjamin Hamblin was born on 29 September 1858, in Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States, his father, Jacob Hamblin, was 39 and his mother, Rachel Judd, was 37. He married Della Jane Brown on 10 July 1891, in Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Paria, Kane, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 27 September 1930, in Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Kanab City Cemetery, Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Hamblin
1858–1930
Della Jane Brown
1868–1939
Marriage: 10 July 1891
Edwin Duke Hamblin
1891–1945
Clara Hamblin
1895–1975
Joseph Guernsey Hamblin
1897–1897
Mark Delos Hamblin
1898–1983
Delwin Fay Hamblin
1900–1986
Grace Hamblin
1903–1974
Benjamin Paul Hamblin
1905–1933

Sources (41)

  • Benjamin Hamblin in household of Jacob Hamblin, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Benjamin Hamblin, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Benjamin Hamblin, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1860 · First Taranaki War

The First Taranaki War was an armed conflict between the Māori people and the New Zealand Government over rights of land ownership. It was fought by more than 3,500 troops from Australia, as well as over one-thousand Māori. Total losses among the two armies are estimated to be around 440 men. The war ended in a ceasefire, although the British claimed that they had won the war.,

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Hamlin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Rachel Judd and Jacob Hamblin

The Proposal Jacob Hamblin married widow Rachel Judd Henderson of Council Bluffs. Having dreamed that he would marry her, he knocked on her door and announced, "My name is Jacob Hamblin, I was impres …

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