When Isaac Morton Behunin was born on 9 September 1831, in Richland, Oswego, New York, United States, his father, Isaac Behunin, was 27 and his mother, Maribah Morton, was 27. He married Emily Jane King on 4 March 1855, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860 and Mount Pleasant Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1852. In 1900, at the age of 68, his occupation is listed as farmer in Sanpete, Utah, United States. He died on 14 January 1910, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Spring City Pioneer Cemetery, Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
Probably Irish: variant of Bohannon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesThe Behunins "were sent to Provo within a few days after arriving in Salt Lake City."[1] On February 17, 1852, he and others met with President Brigham Young[2][3] about the organization of …
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