Brief Life History of John
When John Lyon was born on 4 March 1803, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, his father, Thomas Lyon, was 42 and his mother, Janet McArthur, was 25. He married Jannett Thomson on 23 February 1826, in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1841 and Utah, United States in 1870. In 1880, at the age of 77, his occupation is listed as author in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 28 November 1889, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Lyon, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- 1826 Birth Thomas Lyon in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
- Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1811 · The Tron Riot
The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
Scottish, English, and French: from the personal name Middle English Lyon, Old French Leon (from Latin leo ‘lion’, or the cognate Greek leōn; see Leon ). Compare Lyall .
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lyons-la-Forêt in Eure, Normandy. It is unlikely to be from the better-known southern French city of Lyon (see 5 below).
English and French: nickname from Middle English lioun ‘lion’ (Old English, Latin leo), Old French leon, perhaps applied to a brave, fierce, or proud person, or one with a shaggy mane of hair. Compare Lion .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF JOHN LYON March 4th, 1903 Salt Lake City, Lines Inscribed to John Lyon By John Taylor (One of the Twelve Apostles) T …
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