Brief Life History of Camilla Clara
When Camilla Clara Meith was born on 24 May 1843, in Dresden, Kreis Dresden, Saxony, Germany, her father, Karl Benjamin Emanuel Mieth, was 40 and her mother, Christiane Henriette Backhaus, was 36. She married James Thornton Cobb on 14 November 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 16 October 1933, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Camilla Cobb in household of Augusta Young, "United States Census, 1870"
- Clara Camilla Cobb, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Camilla Meath in entry for Rufus K Coff, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
Germanized form of Sorbian Mět: either from a short form of the Old Sorbian personal name Mětisław, composed of the Old Slavic elements met ‘to throw’ (from metati) + slav ‘glory’ or ‘famous’ (from slava ‘glory’), or from a pet form of Mertyn, a Lower Sorbian form of Martin .
German: nickname from Middle High German miet ‘reward’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Report of the Organization of the Dresden Branch, October 21, 1855
REPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION of The Dresden Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [organized] 21 October, 1855 by Franklin D. Richards One of the Twelve Apostles [Note that dates do …
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