Brief Life History of Joseph Hyrum
When Joseph Hyrum Lee was born on 12 July 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, John Doyle Lee, was 31 and his mother, Agatha Ann Woolsey, was 30. He married Mary Elizabeth Woolsey on 2 January 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 10 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 25 April 1932, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Hyram Lee in household of Ernest Alexander Lee, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Joseph H Lee, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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 The Amendment was later repealed.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
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Young, Sang, Jae, Jong, Jung, Sung, Yong, Kyung, Seung, Dong, Kwang, Myung.
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land, Middle English lee, lea, from Old English lēa, dative case (used after a preposition) of lēah, which originally meant ‘wood or glade’.
English: habitational name from any of the many places in England named with Old English lēah ‘wood, glade’, including Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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