Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Clyde Jr was born on 8 July 1825, in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, his father, George Washington Clyde Sr., was 26 and his mother, Cynthia Sophia Davis, was 19. He married Jane McDonald on 30 September 1851, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 17 March 1899, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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- George W Clyde, "United States Census, 1880"
- George W Clyde, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- George Washington Clyde, "Find A Grave Index"
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1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
Name Meaning
Scottish: apparently a topographic name for someone who lived on the banks of the Clyde river (Gaelic Cluaidh, probably of pre-Celtic origin), which flows through Glasgow.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Clyde Family History in America
CLYDE FAMILY HISTORY IN AMERICA [typed from a photocopied typed document; spelling, punctuation, formatting retained; source unknown[ Danial Clyde, the emigrant ancester of the Windham Clydes, was bo …
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