Brief Life History of John Rowe
When John Rowe Moyle was born on 22 February 1808, in Wendron, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Moyle, was 45 and his mother, Elizabeth Rowe, was 38. He married Phillippa Beer in 1834. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in St Budeaux, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 15 January 1889, in Alpine, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Alpine Cemetery, Alpine, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- John Moyle, "United States Census, 1870"
- Record of Marriage in the Salt Lake City Temple of Henry Moyle and Mary Moss
- John Rowe Moyle, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Cornish: probably a nickname from Middle Cornish mōl ‘bald’, though its development to Moyl(e) is irregular.
Welsh: nickname from moel ‘bare, bald’, equivalent to Middle Cornish mōl (see 1 above).
English: variant of Mule or Moule .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The Example of John Rowe Moyle This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of John Rowe Moyle. John was a convert to the Church who left his home in England and traveled to the Salt Lake Valle …
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