Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Gibson was born on 1 January 1814, in West Fallowfield Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jacob Gibson, was 39 and his mother, Jane Elizabeth Brush, was 32. He married Hannah Gleason Smith in 1838, in West Fallowfield Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 1 May 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Jacob Gibson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jacob Gibson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
- Jacob Gibson in entry for Jacob Gibson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Gibb (a pet form of Gilbert) + son, hence ‘son of Gibb’. The name is very common in Ireland, having arrived in that country in the 17th century. It is also occasionally adopted for Ó Gibealláin, see Giblin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Excerpt from the Book of the Generations of Jacob Gibson
Compiled by Himself in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Forty-nine, who was born in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, the first day of the year eighteen hundred and Fou …
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