Brief Life History of Benjamin Franklin
When Benjamin Franklin Barrus was born on 30 May 1838, in Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York, United States, his father, Emery Barrus, was 29 and his mother, Huldah Abigail Nickerson, was 22. He married Lovina Ann Steele on 29 September 1861, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Tooele, Utah, United States in 1856. His occupation is listed as farmer, mayor of grantsville utah in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States. He died on 29 August 1921, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Grantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- Benjamin Franklin Barrus, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Legacy NFS Source: Benjamin Franklin Barrus - birth: 30 May 1838; Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York, United States
- Benjamin Franklin Barrus, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1844
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: George Millard BIRTH 4 Jun 1805 DEATH 13 Sep 1844 (aged 39) BURIAL Grantsville City Cemetery Grantsville, Tooele County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 201182391
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Barrows .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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