Brief Life History of Laura Lovina
When Laura Lovina Shimer was born on 23 March 1827, in Charlestown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, David Kauffman, was 26 and her mother, Elizabeth Shimer, was 22. She married Edward Hunter in 1844. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Pikeland, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1833 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 15 July 1894, 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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- Laura Shinar, "United States Census, 1860"
- Laura Lavina Shimer, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Laura L Makin, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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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
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Schimmer .
Altered form of German Schimmer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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