When Robert Bryce Hill was born on 30 August 1840, in Tosorontio Township, Simcoe, Canada West, British North America, his father, Daniel Currie Hill, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Bryce, was 25. He married Margaret Callender Gardner on 11 April 1859, in Mendon, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Independence, Madison, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Rexburg, Fremont, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He died on 14 October 1916, in Burton, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Burton, Madison, Idaho, United States.
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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.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesCache Memories by Preston Nibley Herald Journal, Memories of Mendon, Cache, Utah presented at the Alexander Brice Hill Reunion held in Mendon July 17, 1978. I noticed in The Herald Journal last Monda …
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