Joseph Peter Hinck

Brief Life History of Joseph Peter

When Joseph Peter Hinck was born on 24 July 1875, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, his father, Andrew Christopher Hinck, was 60 and his mother, Mary Gillilan Mathie, was 26. He married Minnie Rosetta Swainston on 8 March 1900, in Afton, Uinta, Wyoming, United States. He lived in United States in 1949 and Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1950. He died on 1 December 1961, in Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Crestlawn Memorial Park, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Peter Hinck
1875–1961
Minnie Rosetta Swainston
1882–1964
Marriage: 8 March 1900

Sources (23)

  • Joseph P Hinck, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Joseph Hinck, "Wyoming Marriages, 1869-1923"
  • Joseph Hinck, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1878 · Early Settlers Arrive in Mesa

George W. Sirrine, Charles I. Robson, Charles Crismon, and Francis M. Pomeroy broke ahead of the Mesa Company to determine the permanent location for the new settlers. They arrived to Ft. Utah in Arizona on December 1877. The remainder of the nine families of the Mesa Company arrived on February 14, 1878. The company moved five miles upstream to utilize an ancient canal. The townsite was known as Mesa City.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Claus, Helmut, Udo, Arno, Guenter, Otto.

North German: variant of Hink .

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

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Story Highlight

Don Carlos McBride's Second Mission to Samoa

SECOND SAMOAN MISSION OF Don Carlos McBride The following message was dictated by John and Minnie Hinck to Elaine McBride Pratt: (Re-typed from Elaine Pratt’s document in 2007 by Cris McBride) …

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