Brief Life History of Dimon Runnels
When Dimon Runnels McFerson was born on 15 June 1809, in Newport, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, his father, William McFerson, was 24 and his mother, Miriam Runnels, was 25. He married Amilla Savage on 17 February 1839, in Caldwell, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Davis, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 15 February 1875, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Dimon Ferson, "United States Census, 1840"
- Dimon Runnels McFerson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Dimon McFerson, "Utah, State Archives Records, 1848-2001"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
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
Irish (northern): variant of McFerrin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Dimon and Mary Ann McFerson
Dimon was born 15 June 1809 in Newport, Cheshire County, New Hampshire. His family moved to Freedom, Cattaragus County, New York, where they accepted the gospel at the hands of Elder Orson Pratt in 18 …
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