Hyrum Flint

17 July 1850–10 December 1851 (Age 1)
Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Hyrum

When Hyrum Flint was born on 17 July 1850, in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Flint Sr., was 35 and his mother, Mary Spencer, was 36. He died on 10 December 1851, at the age of 1.

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Family Time Line

John Flint Sr.
1815–1888
Mary Spencer
1814–1894
Robert Flint
1839–1851
Hannah Flint
1840–1877
Sarah Flint
1844–1887
Lydia Flint
1846–1926
John Flint Jr
1848–1930
Hyrum Flint
1850–1851
Peter James Flint
1852–1865
Joseph Ephraim Flint
1855–1937
Phebe Ann Flint
1855–1939
Samuel Spencer Flint
1857–1955
William George Flint
1859–1859

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Name Meaning

English and German: topographic name for someone who lived near a significant outcrop of flint (from Old and Middle English, Low German flint), or a nickname for a hard-hearted or physically tough individual, metaphorically as hard as flint.Welsh: habitational name from Flint in Clwyd, which gave its name to the old county of Flintshire.Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Flinte ‘shotgun’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Flynt

Story Highlight

Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England... The first home of John Flint Jr.

Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England lies among its sister communities in a unique setting... in that it boasts more rolling hills than other parts of the island. It is picturesque with its hedge growth a …

Sources (2)

  • Hyrum Flint, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
  • Passenger list Ship Ellen for John Flint Sr. and family

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