Brief Life History of Sarah Elizabeth
When Sarah Elizabeth Bickmore was born on 31 May 1842, in Versailles, Brown, Illinois, United States, her father, Isaac Motor Bickmore, was 44 and her mother, Martha Harville, was 33. She married Francis Wilson Gunnell on 7 April 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1852 and lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 7 August 1877, in Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Elizabeth Gunnel in household of Frances Gunnel, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sarah Elizabeth Bickmore Gunnell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elizabeth Bickmore in entry for George Bickmore Gunnell, "Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000"
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1843
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Ann Fielding Parkinson BIRTH 8 May 1809 England DEATH 11 Jun 1843 (aged 34) England BURIAL Wellsville Cemetery Wellsville, Cache County, Utah, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID 9056771 ·
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Name Meaning
English (Essex): habitational name from a lost or unidentified place called Bickmore or Bilkemore, apparently in or near Bedfordshire.
History: This name was brought to New England by Thomas Bigmore or Bickmore, whose son Samuel Bickmore was born in 1635 in Boston, MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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George Bickmore Gunnell 1865 - 1939 written by VaNeal Ellis Burgess
George Bickmore Gunnell 9 March 1865 – 25 August 1939 George Bickmore Gunnell was born March 9, 1865 in Wellsville, Cache, Utah. His father was Francis Wilson Gunnell and his mother was …
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