Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Montgomery was born on 28 July 1830, in Ernestown Township, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada, her father, Stephen Montgomery, was 33 and her mother, Mary Snyder, was 30. She married Solomon Wixom on 20 February 1851, in Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 17 April 1887, in Liberty, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Liberty Cemetery, Liberty, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.
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- Hannah Wixom in household of Soln Wixom, "United States Census, 1860"
- Family Data Collection - Births
- Hannah Montgomery Wixom, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and northern Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Sainte-Foy-de-Montgomery and Saint-Germain-de-Montgomery (Calvados). In Ireland this surname was present in the medieval period, died out, and was then reintroduced from Scotland in the 17th century. It has been Gaelicized in Ireland as Mac Iomaire and in Scotland as Mac Gumaraid.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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HANNAH MONTGOMERY WIXOM
Hannah Montgomery was born 28 July 1830 at Ernestown, Ontario, Canada. She was then daughter of Steven and Mary S. Montgomery. Her early childhood was spent there until then Mormon elders visited thei …
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