Brief Life History of Job
When Job Hemsley was born on 6 January 1847, in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Hemsley, was 45 and his mother, Sarah Potter, was 39. He married Elizabeth Kenchett on 12 September 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Mountain Dell, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 15 December 1936, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Job Hemsley in household of Richard Hemsley, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Job Hemsley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Job Hemsley, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1853
Historical Boundaries: 1853: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name either from Helmsley (North Yorkshire) or Gate Helmsley (also North Yorkshire). Gate Helmsley derives from the Old English personal name Hemele (genitive Hemeles) + Old English ēg ‘island’, and had the form Hemelsey till at least the 14th century. The other placename derives from the Old English personal name Helm (genitive Helmes) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Reflections--Taken From the Journal of Job Hemsley
Life is sometimes hard to understand but we should yield to the Giver of All Good—that what He does. It is done well and for the good of His children though we may not comprehend it that way. When Ja …
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