Brief Life History of Nicholas Harmon
When Nicholas Harmon Groesbeck Jr. was born on 27 April 1842, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, his father, Nicholas Groesbeck, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Thompson, was 21. He married Rhoda Rebecca Sanderson on 16 December 1862, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 29 March 1923, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Nicholas H *Oubroh, "United States Census, 1910"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Dutch: habitational name from Groesbeek, south of Nijmegen.
History: The name is recorded in Beverwyck in New Netherland (now Albany, NY)in the mid 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Journal of Nicholas Harmon Groesbeck
Recorded in: Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol 6, p 55. When I was eight years old my father [Nicholas Groesbeck] sold his home to a Mr. Phelps and built himself a new house where we lived until May …
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