Brief Life History of Ruth Amelia
When Ruth Amelia Reese was born on 10 May 1817, in Beaver Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Reese, was 51 and her mother, Susannah Owen, was 39. She married Heber Chase Kimball on 3 February 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 26 November 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Ruth Kimball, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ruth Reese Kimball, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"
- Ruth R Kimball, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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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.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
Name Meaning
Welsh: variant of Rice .
North German and Dutch (De Reese): nickname for a very big man, from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch rese ‘giant’.
German: habitational name from any of the places called Rees or Reese, in Rhineland and Lower Saxony.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Utah Pioneers - Ruth Reese Kimball
Ruth Reese Kimball was the daughter of John Reese. She became the wife of Heber C. Kimball in Nauvoo and came to Utah with her husband's family in 1848. Following is her obituary taken from the Desere …
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