Brief Life History of Helon Henry
When Helon Henry Tracy Sr was born on 25 February 1849, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Moses Tracy, was 38 and his mother, Nancy Naomi Alexander, was 32. He married Emma Maria Burdett on 16 February 1867, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 9 daughters. He died on 25 April 1893, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Unknown, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Helon Henry Tracy Sr. - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Helon Henry Tracy, Sr.
- Utah, U.S., Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
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1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Tracey .
Irish: variant of Treacy .
Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Letter written by Nancy Naomi Alexander Tracy May 24, 1882
This letter was written by Nancy Naomi Alexander Tracy to her son Helon Henry Tracy. It was found in the collection of papers of Aaron Ward Tracy, son of Helon Henry Tracy, grandson of Nancy. Nancy …
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