When Joseph Henry Brim was born on 18 August 1840, in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States, his father, Alexander Brim, was 39 and his mother, Anna Maria Bishop, was 20. He married Reuhannah Fisher on 10 February 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Almo, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1900. He died on 11 February 1939, in Fresno, California, United States, at the age of 98, and was buried in Belmont Memorial Park, Fresno, Fresno, California, United States.
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In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
English (Bedfordshire): variant of Bream .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): acronymic surname from the first letters of Hebrew ben rabi ‘son of rabbi’ and of each part of a Yiddish double male personal name; see also Brill .
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