Brief Life History of Millen
When Millen Atwood was born on 24 May 1817, in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, his father, Dan Atwood, was 29 and his mother, Polly Sawyer, was 26. He married Relief Elinora Dutton Cram on 20 April 1848, in Winter Quarters, Washington, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 17 December 1890, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Milton Atwood, "United States Census, 1870"
- Millen Alwood, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Millen Atwood, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English atte wode (Old English æt thǣm wuda) ‘by the wood’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Excerpt: Millen Atwood's Testimony and conversion; meeting with Joseph Smith, and baptism
..."My Mother's father Ashael served in the revolution for some length of time- I remained at home with my father until I was 21 years old. Being born of goodly parents I was early taught that I must …
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