Brief Life History of Solomon Avery
When Solomon Avery Wixom was born on 6 August 1846, in Farmington, Van Buren, Iowa, United States, his father, Solomon Wixom, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Avery, was 28. He married Penelope Bishop on 12 October 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Salem, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 11 July 1899, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Soln Wixom in household of Soln Wixom, "United States Census, 1860"
- Solomon A Wixom, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Solomon A Wixom, "Find A Grave Index"
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1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made
The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 and depicts a soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background. An eagle overhead bears the state motto.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: probably an altered form of Wixon (see Wickson ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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