James Frank Hoyt

Brief Life History of James Frank

When James Frank Hoyt was born on 15 December 1878, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, his father, Timothy Hoyt, was 28 and his mother, Julia Thorpe, was 23. He married Mary Alice Lambert on 2 September 1904, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 3 Roosevelt, Duchesne, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 1 April 1943, in Duchesne, Duchesne, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Vine Bluff Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States.

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James Frank Hoyt
1878–1943
Mary Alice Lambert
1881–1970
Marriage: 2 September 1904
Jewel Lambert Birch Hoyt
1928–2009

Sources (27)

  • James Frank Hoyt, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • James Frank Hoyt, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • James Frank Hoyt, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English hoit ‘long stick’.

Altered form of Haught , a surname of German origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Oneida Stake Academy Teacher

John Johnson, principal of the Oneida Stake Academy in Preston, Idaho, mentions in his journal that he hired James F. Hoyt as a teacher. Hoyt taught two years at the Academy, 1908-10. When the custodi …

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