Brief Life History of Harriet
When Harriet Yeager was born on 15 July 1826, in Greenwich Township, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States, her father, John Yeager, was 39 and her mother, Ann Hyatt, was 41. She married Edson Whipple on 4 November 1850, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1870 and Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 3 July 1901, in Thatcher, Graham, Arizona, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Thatcher Cemetery, Thatcher, Graham, Arizona, United States.
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- Harriett Whipple, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Harriet Yeager - birth: 26 July 1826; Greenwich, Gloucester, New Jersey, United States
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
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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.
1833
The Camden & Amboy railroad was completed in 1833. It made transportation between New York City and Philadelphia possible within a 7-hour time-frame. This advancement led to dozens of other companies opening railroad lines during the 1800's.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Jäger (see Jaeger ). Compare Yaeger .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Autobiography of Willard Whipple
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF WILLARD WHIPPLE I, Willard Whipple, was born at Provo, Utah, the 16th of March, 1858, the son of Edson and Harriet Yeager Whipple. My father was born at Dummerston, Windham County, …
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