Brief Life History of Amanda
When Amanda Buys was born on 15 March 1844, in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Hyrum DeBaun Buys, was 41 and her mother, Elizabeth Huntington, was 31. She married George Barzee in 1859. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Davis, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 4 August 1920, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Amanda Bays in household of Hyrum D Bays, "United States Census, 1850"
- Amanda Clark, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
- Amanda Buys in entry for Samuel A Clark, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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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."
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Dutch and Flemish: variant of Buis . This surname is also established in South Africa. Compare Bice , Bise , and Byce .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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