Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Boyack was born on 12 March 1835, in Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James Boyack Sr., was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Mealmaker, was 29. She married James McFarland on 6 April 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1855 and lived in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 31 January 1915, in West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Alice Mc Farland in household of James Mc Farland, "United States Census, 1880"
- Hannah Boyack for daughter, Isabel McFarland and Parley Pratt Bingham (Application for License), "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Hannah Boyack for Robert McFarland (19 February 1934), "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1841
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source
1857
Historical Boundaries 1857: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish (Angus): habitational name from a lost place in Angus. It has been recorded in Scotland since the 16th century.
Americanized form of Polish Bojak: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The Indians wanted little Rose
When Rose was a very little girl (around 2 years old), one day the Indians rode up on their horses to their house. This would have been around the year 1880 and more than likely before the Indians wer …
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