Brief Life History of Lucy Diantha
When Lucy Diantha Morley was born on 4 October 1815, in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States, her father, Isaac Morley, was 29 and her mother, Lucy Gunn, was 29. She married Joseph Stewart Allen on 2 September 1835, in Clay, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1840. She died on 19 October 1908, in Orderville, Kane, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Orderville Cemetery, Orderville, Kane, Utah, United States.
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- Lucy Allan in household of J J Allan, "United States Census, 1870"
- Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Morley (for example in Derbyshire, County Durham, Norfolk, and Yorkshire), or Moreleigh in Devon, all of which are named from Old English mōr ‘moor’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Irish (Mayo): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murghaile ‘descendant of Murghal’, a personal name based on muir ‘sea’ + gal ‘valour’.
Irish (Mayo): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murthuile ‘descendant of Murthuile’, a personal name derived from muir ‘sea’ + tuile ‘tide’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Lucy Diantha Morley Allen
Contributed by Val Tyler LUCY DIANTHA MORLEY ALLEN 1815-1908 Born 20 June, 1812 at Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts to Isaac Morley and Lucy Gunn. Married Joseph Stewart Allen 2 September …
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