Brief Life History of John Calvin
When John Calvin Ensign was born on 18 November 1829, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Horace Datus Ensign, was 32 and his mother, Mary Bronson, was 23. He married Emma Garn on 10 January 1852. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 1 July 1907, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Ensinghe, "United States Census, 1870"
- J C Ensign, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
- Ensign in entry for Jessie V Chambers, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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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.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: of uncertain etymology. From the 16th to the 19th century, the English vocabulary word ensign denoted a junior rank of infantry officer, which may be the source of the surname.
History: James Ensign (known as ‘the Puritan’) was born in Chilham, Kent,England, in 1606 and came to Hartford, CT, before 1644.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIOGRAPHY OF JOHN CALVIN ENSIGN
John Calvin Ensign was born 18 November 1829 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts to Horace Datus and Mary Bronson Ensign. His father joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sain …
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