Brief Life History of Jeanette
When Jeanette Findlay was born on 2 May 1823, in Bathurst Township, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, her father, John Findlay, was 44 and her mother, Janet "Jenette" Macdonald, was 39. She married William Park on 7 April 1850, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 1 July 1893, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Janet Parks in household of Wm Parks, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jennette Park, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
- Jenet Findley in entry for David Funley Park, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Finley 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Sketch of Janet Findlay Park from DUP
Janet McDonald Findlay Park Janet was born in Perth, Canada in 1823. She moved with her parents to Nauvoo, Illinois in 1845, at the invitation of the Church missionaries to “join with the Saints, …
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