Joseph Hyrum Barrett

Brief Life History of Joseph Hyrum

When Joseph Hyrum Barrett was born on 27 September 1866, in Deptford, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Barrett, was 55 and his mother, Nancy Mary Winter, was 40. He died on 9 August 1868, at the age of 1, and was buried in Pioneer Children's Memorial, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Barrett
1811–1896
Nancy Mary Winter
1826–1896
Marintha Rebecca Barrett
1861–1917
Anne Susan Barrett
1863–1877
Martha Mary Barrett
1865–1955
Joseph Hyrum Barrett
1866–1868
William Arthur Barrett
1870–1938

Sources (6)

  • Joseph Hyrum Barrett, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Joseph Barrett, "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891"
  • Joseph Hyrum Barrett, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"

World Events (3)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment

As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.

Name Meaning

English and Irish (of Norman origin): probably a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Old French barat, Middle English bar(r)at, bar(r)et(te) ‘trouble, distress’, later ‘deception, fraud; contention, strife’. Through Norman settlement it also became common in Ireland, where it was Gaelicized as Baróid (Munster) and Baréid (Connacht).

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

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Joseph Hyrum Barrett

Joseph Hyrum Barrett, born 27 September 1866 in Deptford, Kent, England; died 9 August 1868 by Deep Creek in Wyoming. Remembered at the Pioneer Children’s Memorial, This is the Place Heritage Park; S …

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