Brief Life History of Lester James
When Lester James Herrick was born on 14 December 1827, in Nelson Township, Portage, Ohio, United States, his father, Lemuel Herrick, was 35 and his mother, Sally Judd, was 35. He married Sarah Ann Garner on 13 July 1851, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He died on 18 April 1892, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Leston J Hirrick, "United States Census, 1870"
- Lester James Herrick, "Early Mormon Missionaries" [birth date]
- Lester Herrick, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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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.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
Name Meaning
English: from the Old Norse personal name Eiríkr, Old Danish, Old Swedish Erik, itself from Proto-Scandinavian ain- ‘one, select’ + rík- ‘rule(r)’ + prosthetic H-.
Irish (Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEirc ‘descendant of Erc’, a personal name meaning ‘speckled, dark red’ or ‘salmon’, and borne by a Christian saint. In Munster and Ulster this name has been changed to Harkin .
History: The English poet Robert Herrick (1591–1674) was the son of a wealthy London goldsmith, whose family had a long history in the town of Leicester. DNA analysis suggests that the modern surname is monogenetic, i.e. from a single eponymous bearer. The earliest known bearer of the name in Leicester was John Eirich, recorded as a burgess there in 1211. Leicester was one of the headquarters of the Viking army that conquered and settled the eastern midlands in the late 9th century, leading to the English adoption of many Old Norse personal names, such as Eirikr, as personal names. The initial aspirate is first recorded in the name of Nicholas Heyryke, recorded as a Leicester burgess in 1524.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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LESTER J. HERRICK HELD MANY IMPORTANT OFFICES IN CHURCH by Preston Nibley
(SALT LAKE NEWS CHURCH NEWS, September 19, 1953) Lester James Herrick, former mayor of Ogden, former bishop of the 2nd Ward in Ogden, one time president of the European Mission, and father of John L …
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