Polly Chapman Bybee

28 October 1820–5 August 1902 (Age 81)
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Polly Chapman

When Polly Chapman Bybee was born on 28 October 1820, in Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States, her father, Byram Lee Bybee, was 21 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann Lane, was 19. She married Levi Hammon on 10 September 1840, in Clay, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in West Point Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1880 and St. Anthony, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1900. She died on 5 August 1902, in Wilford, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Wilford Cemetery, St. Anthony, Bingham, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Levi Hammon
1821–1894
Polly Chapman Bybee
1820–1902
Marriage: 10 September 1840
Elizabeth Magdalene Hammon
1842–1911
Rhoda Ann Hammon
1843–1848
Saloma Leanna Hammon
1845–1913
Martha Jane Hammon
1847–1917
Levi Byram Hammon
1849–1915
Polly Chapman Hammon
1851–1914
Lucien Vilate Hammon
1852–1937
Heber Chase Hammon
1854–1895
Betsy Ann Hammon
1856–1887
Luann Bird Hammon
1857–1936
Daniel Jeddiah Hammon Sr.
1859–1931
Matilda Christene Hammon
1861–1861
Jonathan Marion Hammon
1862–1940
Alice Frances Hammon
1865–1939
Hyrum Hammon
1867–1867
Joseph Hammon
1867–1867

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 September 1840Clay, Indiana, United States
    • Children

    (16)

    +11 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (16)

    +11 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
    Age 1
    A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
    1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
    Age 10
    The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
    1846
    Age 26
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Bibby, Bebby, a diminutive of Bibb or Bebbe. See Bibb . This surname is now rare in Britain.History: William Bibby or Bybee was married in Lancashire in 1620 and died in Accomack, VA, in 1637. — Jos Bybee, born in England in 1805, arrived in the US in 1841, on board the Powhatan.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Bibby
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    Story Highlight

    LIFE HISTORY OF THE BYRAM LEE BYBEE FAMILY

    LIFE HISTORY OF THE BYRAM LEE BYBEE FAMILY Written by his son David Bowman Bybee …

    Sources (55)

    • Mary Hamman in household of Lewis Hamman, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Polly Chapman in entry for Lucein Hammon Belnap, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Mary P Hammon in household of Levi Hammon, "United States Census, 1860"

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