When Washington Lemmon was born on 6 October 1806, in Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Lemmon, was 43 and his mother, Sarah Carr, was 35. He married Tamer Stephens on 31 August 1826, in Corydon, Harrison Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 2 October 1902, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Historical Information 1809 - Harrison, Indiana Territory, United States 1816 - Harrison, Indiana, United States
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
English: variant of Lemon .
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Possible Related NamesTHE HISTORY OF WASHINGTON LEMMON Written by Florence Lemmon Burningharn Among the pioneers who came to Utah and settled in Salt Lake Valley, there were few who lived so long and participated so acti …
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