Brief Life History of Joseph Smith
When Joseph Smith Ball was born on 3 January 1851, in Whitwick, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Ball, was 28 and his mother, Susanna Chamberlain, was 26. He married Priscilla Bull on 24 July 1871, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Election District 1 Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1880 and Summit, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 13 January 1926, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph S. Ball, "United States Census, 1880"
- Joseph Smith Bael, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Joseph S Ball, "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925"
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1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, Utah, United States
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English bal, ball(e) ‘ball, sphere, globe, round body’ (Old French balle or Old English beall(a)), a nickname for a short, obese person.
English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a knoll or rounded hill, from the same Middle English word, bal(le) as in 1 above, but applied topographically.
English: from a Middle English adjective ball (weak form balle) in the sense ‘bald’, from ball ‘white streak, bald place’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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