Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Snyder was born on 31 January 1823, in Pamelia, Jefferson, New York, United States, her father, Isaac Snyder, was 35 and her mother, Lovisa Comstock, was 33. She married Franklin Dewey Richards on 18 December 1842, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 17 November 1912, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Jane S Richards in household of Franklin D Richards, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jane Snyder, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Jane Snyder Richard, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1848 · Fire Destroys the Temple
On October 9, 1848, an arsonists fire claimed everything but the outer walls of the Nauvoo Temple since the structure was made out of limestone and wood. It was meant to discourage the Saints that had fled to never come back.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schneider ‘tailor’ and of its Slavic(ized) variants, such as Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian Šnajder, Czech Šnajdr (see also Snider 1).
Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Snijder, an occupational name for a tailor, from an agent derivative of Middle Dutch sniden ‘to cut’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Jane Snyder's Diary on the Mormon Trail
Early in the winter of [18]45 it was decided by President Young that the church should move farther west the temple was still being built according to the revelation. But was not entirely finished unt …
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