Brief Life History of William Burdette
When William Burdette Folsom was born on 29 February 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, William Harrison Folsom, was 28 and his mother, Zerviah Eliza Clark, was 26. He married Sarah Catherine Eakle on 22 May 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 November 1923, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William Tolsom, "United States Census, 1900"
- Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
- William Burdett Folsom, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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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
English: variant of Foulsham, a habitational name from Foulsham in Norfolk, so named from the Old English personal name Fugol + hām ‘homestead’. This form of the surname is very rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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HISTORY OF WILLIAM BURDETTE FOLSOM
HISTORY OF WILLIAM BURDETTE FOLSOM This basic information on this history was originally written by Nina Folsom Moss. William Burdette Folsom was born 29 February 1844. The formal record says he was …
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