Brief Life History of Brigham Roland
When Brigham Roland Smoot was born on 15 June 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Abraham Owen Smoot, was 54 and his mother, Anne Kirstine Mauritzen, was 35. He married Margaret Annella Nesbit on 20 June 1900, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Lincoln, Bonneville, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. He died on 16 December 1946, in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Brig in entry for Roland Nesbitt Smoot, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Brigham Roland Smoot, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Brig in entry for Roland Nesbitt Smoot, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
Spouse and Children
1869–1946 Male
1880–1964 Female
Children (2)
1901–1984 Male
1902–1992 Female
Parents and Siblings
1815–1895 Male
1833–1894 Female
Siblings (7)
1858–1904 Female
1860–1950 Female
1862–1941 Male
1864–1915 Male
1866–1945 Female
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World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 1
1870
Age 1
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 21
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch Smout, a metonymic occupational name for someone who sold fat or lard, Dutch smout, or a nickname for someone who had a taste for, and could afford, rich foods.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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