Brief Life History of James Hood
When James Hood Hill was born on 9 December 1837, in Tosorontio Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, his father, Alexander Hill Jr, was 26 and his mother, Agnes Hood, was 26. He married Christina Malene Sørensen on 7 January 1860, in Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1850 and Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 31 May 1925, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Mendon City Cemetery, Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- James H Hill, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Hood Hill - birth-name: James Hood Hill
- Mr. James H Hill, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Iowa, United States 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1860
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Julia Ann Shumway BIRTH 18 May 1860 Mendon, Cache County, Utah, USA DEATH 7 Oct 1860 (aged 4 months) Mendon, Cache County, Utah, USA BURIAL Mendon City Cemetery Mendon, Cache County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 92564359
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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James Hood Hill
JAMES HOOD HILL This history is taken from the book, Hill Family History compiled by Dr. Daniel B. Hill Richards, printed in Salt Lake City, UT, February, 1927. James Hood Hill, the son of Alexander …
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