Brief Life History of Johann Georg
When Johann Georg Bommeli was born on 25 May 1827, in Bussnang, Thurgau, Switzerland, his father, Hans Georg Bommeli, was 29 and his mother, Anna Barbara Ammann, was 32. He married Johanna Clarke Harrison on 23 January 1864, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 3 December 1899, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- George Bunelli, "United States Census, 1880"
- Johann Georg Bommeli birth record
- Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Vernacular form of Johannes .
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The History of Hans Georg Bommeli and his two Sons Johann George Bonelli and Johann Daniel Bonelli
Hans George Bommeli was born April 22, 1798 in Muren Berg, Thurgau, Switzerland and when he was a young man he married Anna Barbara Amman, who was born May 31, 1795 in Affeltrangen, Thurgau, S …
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