Brief Life History of Enoch Rhodes
When Enoch Rhodes Dayley Sr. was born on 19 September 1837, in De Witt Township, Carroll, Missouri, United States, his father, James Dayley, was 26 and his mother, Isabelle Rebecka McBride, was 20. He married Gennette Cooley on 29 December 1856, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1860. In 1882, at the age of 45, his occupation is listed as postmaster in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States. He died on 13 November 1892, in Basin, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Basin Cemetery, Cassia, Idaho, United States.
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- Enoch R Daily, "United States Census, 1860"
- Enoch R Dayley Senior, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Enoch Dayley, "BillionGraves Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): habitational name, with fused Norman preposition d(e), for someone from any of numerous places in northern France called Ouilly.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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First Bishop of Basin Ward
[Source: The Oakley Herald, Oakley, Cassia County, Idaho, Pioneer Day Number, July 24, 1952] "First bishop of Basin ward (1887-1892) and previously second counselor to W. C. Martindale in the Goose C …
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