Brief Life History of Luther Moses Morris
When Luther Moses Morris Palmer was born on 5 July 1827, in Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, his father, Abraham Palmer, was 19 and his mother, Patience Delila Pierce, was 18. He married Mary Elizabeth Veach on 29 July 1860, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Chicken Creek, Juab, Utah, United States in 1880 and Ouray, Colorado, United States in 1900. He died on 12 January 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Luther M. Palmer, "United States Census, 1880"
- Luther Moses Palmer - birth: 5 July 1827; Oswegatchie, St Lawrence, New York, United States
- Luther M. Palmer, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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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.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Juab, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Juab, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English palmer(e) ‘palmer, pilgrim to the Holy Land’ (Anglo-Norman French palmer, Old French pa(l)mer, paum(i)er), so called from the palm branch carried by such pilgrims. The term was also used to denote an itinerant monk who traveled from shrine to shrine under a vow of poverty. This surname is also common in Ireland, where it has been recorded from the 13th century onward.
Irish: when not of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted for Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford ), the name of an ecclesiastical family.
Swedish (mainly Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér (a derivative of Latin -erius) or -er (from German).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mary Elizabeth Veach and her 3rd husband Luther Moses Veach
Dr. Luther Morris Palmer was born July 5, 1827 at Ogdensburg, New York. He was the son of Abraham and Patience Delila Pierce Palmer. He crossed the plains in 1847; went to California at the time of …
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