Brief Life History of Caroline Abigail
When Caroline Abigail Mayhew was born on 18 December 1842, in Edinburgh, Blue River Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States, her father, Elijah Mayhew, was 35 and her mother, Lydia Farnsworth, was 34. She married Stephen Washburn Chipman on 30 May 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 30 November 1924, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Caroline Chipman, "United States Census, 1900"
- Caroline Mayhew Chipman, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Caroline A Mayhew in entry for Lydia Lucinda Chipman, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): from the French and Middle English personal name Maheu (Old French Mahieu), a common Norman form of Matthew . Its common Middle English pet form was Maw, by syncope of the medial -he-; see under Maw 1. See also May and Mahy .
Americanized form of French Mailloux .
History: Thomas Mayhew (1593–1682) came to Medford, MA, from Tisbury, Wiltshire, England, c. 1632, and subsequently moved to Watertown, MA. In 1642 he established a settlement on Martha's Vineyard, with his son Thomas, who was the first English missionary to the Indians of New England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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A Short Sketch of the Life of Caroline M. Chipman
A Short Sketch of the Life of Caroline M. Chipman Caroline Abigail Mayhew Chipman, daughter of Elijah and Lydia Farnsworth Mayhew was born December 18, 1842 in Edinburgh Johnson Co. Indiana. She was …
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