Brief Life History of Paralee America
When Paralee America Harmon was born on 14 July 1835, in Aberdeen, Monroe, Mississippi, United States, her father, James Harman, was 33 and her mother, Mary Ann Blanks Smithson, was 26. She married Samuel Garn on 11 December 1851, in Auburn, Placer, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1847 and lived in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1860 and Morgan, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 18 July 1875, in Richville, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Richville Cemetery, Richville, Morgan, Utah, United States.
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- Parley Garns in household of Saml Garns, "United States Census, 1860"
- Paralee America Harmon, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Paralee America Harmon Garn, "Find A Grave Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal name Herman, adopted from ancient Germanic Hariman, Her(e)man, composed of elements meaning ‘army’ + ‘man’.
Irish: variant of Hargadon .
Americanized form of German Harmann or Hermann . Compare Harman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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