John Alexander Blyth Sr.

Brief Life History of John Alexander

When John Alexander Blyth Sr. was born on 16 September 1856, in Nevada City, Nevada, California, United States, his father, John Law Blyth, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Mary Mitchell, was 32. He married Louisa Ann Christmas on 12 September 1878, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870 and Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 21 August 1922, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Alexander Blyth Sr.
1856–1922
Louisa Ann Christmas
1856–1885
Marriage: 12 September 1878
John Alexander Blyth Jr.
1880–1956
Louisa Ann Blyth
1881–1971
Florence Jane Blyth
1884–1938

Sources (16)

  • John Blythe in household of John Blythe, "United States Census, 1870"
  • John Alexander Blythe, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • John Alexander Blyth, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1859 · Logan is Founded

"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Scottish and English: variant of Blythe .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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