Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Brim was born on 28 June 1838, in Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States, her father, Alexander Brim, was 37 and her mother, Anna Maria Bishop, was 18. She married Sylvester Smith Phippen on 5 April 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 1 April 1906, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Brim in household of Alexander Brim, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Jane Phippen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Mary J Brim in entry for Adelia Effie Phippin, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
Name Meaning
English (Bedfordshire): variant of Bream .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): acronymic surname from the first letters of Hebrew ben rabi ‘son of rabbi’ and of each part of a Yiddish double male personal name; see also Brill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Knight, Effie Adelia Phippen, “Memories and Incidents in the Life of Sylvester Smith Phippen” Trail Excerpt RELATED COMPANIES Harmon Cutler Company (1852) RELATED PERSONS Sylvester Smith Phippe …
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