Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Houtz was born on 12 October 1814, in Union, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Christian Houtz, was 39 and his mother, Ann Elizabeth Zeller, was 28. He married Lydia Mease on 22 February 1838, in Union, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1847 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 December 1896, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Jacob Houtz, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jacob Houtz, "BillionGraves Index"
- Jacob Houtz in entry for Mary Elizabeth Snow, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Hautz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life of Jacob Houtz Written by his Granddaughter, Josie O, Houtz Aleman
Life of Jacob Houtz Written by his granddaughter, Josie O, Houtz Aleman. Jacob Houtz was born October 12th, 1814, at Penns Township, Union Co., Penns. The seventh child of Christian Houtz and Elizabe …
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