Brief Life History of Joseph Smith
When Joseph Smith Grow was born on 21 September 1849, in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States, his father, Henry Grow Jr, was 31 and his mother, Nancy Ann Elliott, was 34. He married Eva Jane Redfield on 2 January 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1930. He died on 8 March 1932, in Panamá, Panama, Panama, at the age of 82, and was buried in Corozal American Cemetery And Memorial, Ancón, Panamá, Panama, Panama.
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- Joseph S. Grow, "United States Census, 1880"
- Joseph S. Grow, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Joseph Smith Grow, "Find A Grave Index"
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1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
1859 · Oregon Becomes a State
Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
North German:
variant of Groh .
variant of Growe .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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