Brief Life History of Ann Alice
When Ann Alice Gheen was born on 20 December 1827, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Atkins Gheen, was 29 and her mother, Esther Ann Pierce, was 25. She married Heber Chase Kimball on 10 September 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 12 October 1879, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Ann Kimball, "United States Census, 1870"
- Utah, Select Marriages, 1887-1966
- Ann A G Kimball, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of Irish Geoghegan .
History: Thomas and Joseph Gheen are recorded in 1768 in the tax records ofWest Bradford Township, Chester County, PA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Utah Pioneers - Ann Alice Gheen Kimball
Ann Alice Gheen Kimball was born December 20, 1827, in Pennsylvania. A Quaker girl, reared in the staid and secluded confines of Chester County, Pennsylvania, she, with her parents and other Quakers j …
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