Brief Life History of Benjamin Lynn
When Benjamin Lynn Clapp was born on 19 August 1814, in West Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States, his father, Ludwig "Ludwick Lewis" Clapp, was 54 and his mother, Margaret Ann Loy, was 41. He married Mary Rachael Schultz in 1833. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1856. He died on 31 October 1865, in San Joaquin, California, United States, at the age of 51.
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- Benj L Clapp, "United States Census, 1860"
- Benjamin Lynn Clapp, "Find A Grave Index"
- Benjamin L Clapp, "Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia"
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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.
1819 · Alabama Becomes a State
Alabama became the twenty-second state admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Devon and Somerset): either from Middle English clop(pe), clap(pe) ‘lump’, perhaps denoting a stocky person, or Middle English clap(pe) ‘loud noise; noisy, idle chatter’.
Americanized form of German Klapp .
In some cases also an Americanized form of Slovenian Klep: nickname from klep ‘sharpness of scythe or sickle’, also ‘sharpening with a hammer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN LYNN CLAPP
BIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN LYNN CLAPP (Christened Benjamin Lynn Clapp) Compiled by Sylvia Chapman Althouse, gr.grandaughter from biographies written by: Roxie Lapreal Clapp Monson - granddaughter, Syl …
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