Brief Life History of Melissa Diantha
When Melissa Diantha Snow was born on 20 August 1826, in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, her father, Levi Snow, was 44 and her mother, Lucina Streeter, was 40. She married Fielding Jeter Clinton on 19 March 1843, in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 16 August 1903, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Melissa B Clinton, "United States Census, 1880"
- Malisea Snow, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Melissa D. Snow, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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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.
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: nickname for someone with snow‐white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Middle English snou, snow ‘snow’ (Old English snaw).
American shortened and altered (translated into English) form of any of the Jewish artificial names composed with German Schnee, Schnei, Schneu ‘snow’ as the first element, e.g. Schneeberg .
Americanized form of French Canadian Chenard , reflecting the characteristic Canadian and American French rounding of the -ard ending.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Melissa Diantha Snow from Snow Book
When Levi's family left Vermont, Aunt Melissa was 10 years old. She was the youngest. She went with her parents to Mo., Illinois, and Iowa. While living in Nauvoo she married Dr. Jeter Clinton Whi …
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