Brief Life History of Elijah Funk
When Elijah Funk Sheets was born on 22 March 1821, in Charlestown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Frederick Sheets, was 35 and his mother, Hannah Page, was 34. He married Margaret Hutchinson on 16 January 1846, in At Sea. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 3 July 1904, in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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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.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schütz (see Schutz ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Elijah Funk Sheets
LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 1, p. 614 Sheets, Elijah Funk, second Bishop of the Eighth Ward, Salt Lake City, Utah, is a son of Frederick Sheets and Hannah Page, and was born …
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