Samuel Biddulph

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Biddulph was born on 21 November 1877, in Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Nathaniel Bladen Biddulph, was 37 and his mother, Mary Ann Taylor Gamble, was 32. He married Nellie Maria Quibell on 19 June 1901, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. He lived in World in 1935 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States for about 5 years. He died on 1 January 1942, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Biddulph
1877–1942
Nellie Maria Quibell
1881–1974
Marriage: 19 June 1901
Rulon Samuel Biddulph
1904–1993
Lowell George Biddulph
1906–1985
Orlin Nathan Biddulph
1908–1987
Floyd Biddulph
1909–1962
Clyde Biddulph
1912–1961
Reed Biddulph
1914–1994
Merrill Biddulph
1917–1986

Sources (61)

  • Samuel Biddulph, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Sam'l Biddarlph, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
  • Samuel Biddulph, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1881 · Denver becomes State Capitol

On Nov 8 1881, Denver becomes the state capitol, due to an economic boom the city experienced in the 1880s.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English (Midlands): habitational name from a place in Staffordshire, named in Old English with ‘beside’ + dylf ‘digging’ (a derivative of delfan ‘to dig’), i.e. a mine or quarry.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Samuel Biddulph Life Story

THE STORY OF HIS LIFE WRITTEN BY SAMUEL BIDDULPH [Written in 1937] Comments by Ruth H. Biddulph, daughter-in-law To the girls and boys--Your mother has often asked me to write a story of my life, but …

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