Brief Life History of Benjamin Franklin
When Benjamin Franklin Cummings Sr. was born on 3 March 1821, in Farmington, Kennebec, Maine, United States, his father, James Cummings Jr., was 41 and his mother, Susannah Willard, was 29. He married Catherine Hall on 19 February 1852, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1860 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1899. He registered for military service in 1850. He died on 22 October 1899, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Benj F Cummings, "United States Census, 1860"
- Benjamin Franklin Cumings, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Benjamin F. Cummings, "BillionGraves Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1842 · Relief Society Organized
The Relief Society of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on March 17, 1842. Emma Smith was the first Relief Society president. It was established as a way to help strengthen and serve other women.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English (of Norman origin): variant of Cumming , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Biography and Journals of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CUMMINGS
Biography and Journals of BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CUMMINGS Copied in 1997 by his great-grandson, David Butler Cummings, from the 1933 transcription initiated by his grandson Benjamin Franklin Cummings III. …
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