Brief Life History of John
When John Neff III was born on 28 December 1837, in Lancaster Township, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Neff, was 43 and his mother, Mary Barr, was 36. He married Ann Eliza Benedict on 31 January 1863, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and East Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 30 years. He died on 6 January 1918, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Neff in household of Benjamin Neff, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Neff, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- John Neff, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: relationship name from Middle High German neve ‘nephew’ (later rather broader in application, like cousin in English), hence probably a distinguishing name for a close relation or familiar of a prominent personage. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Naff .
Dutch: variant of Neve , cognate with 1 above.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Neffe ‘nephew’, cognate with 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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HISTORY OF EAST MILLCREEK ... as told by JO Smith to Nina Neff
Arriving in the Salt Lake Valley with the Mormon Pioneers, John Neff Sr and John Neff Jr. (who arrived at the same time as his father) came with the Joseph B., Noble Company of 50 people. Oct 5, 1847 …
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