Brief Life History of Helen
When Helen Leslie was born on 2 May 1836, in Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Andrew Leslie, was 30 and her mother, Ann Thomson, was 30. She married John Maycock on 26 July 1852, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 2 January 1905, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Helen Lesslie, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- Helen Lesslie, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Helen L. Maycock, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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
Scottish: habitational name from a barony in Aberdeenshire, which is first recorded c. 1180 in the form Lesslyn, of obscure origin. Leslie in Fife is said to be named for this place; in some cases the surname may come from there.
English: from the Middle English female personal name Lecelin, a double diminutive of Lece. See Leece and Lesley .
History: The Scottish Clan Leslie claims descent from Bartolf, a Hungarian nobleman who came to Scotland in 1068 or 1070 in the retinue of Queen Margaret. She was an English princess who had been born and brought up in Hungary and who went on to marry King Malcolm III of Scotland. Members of the clan have held several titles in the peerage of Scotland, including Earl of Rothes (from 1437).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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