Brief Life History of Moses
When Moses Thatcher was born on 2 February 1842, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States, his father, Hezekiah Thatcher, was 32 and his mother, Alena Kitchen, was 33. He married Celestia Ann Farr on 7 April 1861, in Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Cache, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 21 August 1909, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Logan Cemetery, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Moses Thatcher in household of Hezekiah Thatcher, "United States Census, 1860"
- Moses Thatcher, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Moses Thatcher in entry for Ashley Snow Thatcher, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Christian Barfuss BIRTH 1 Jun 1800 Bern, Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland DEATH 16 Apr 1847 (aged 46) Bern, Switzerland BURIAL Logan City Cemetery Logan, Cache County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 27371672
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a thatcher, someone who covered roofs in straw, from an agent derivative of Middle English thach(en) ‘to thatch’ (Old English thæccan).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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