Brief Life History of Hezekiah Erastus
When Hezekiah Erastus Duffin was born on 3 February 1870, in Toquerville, Washington, Utah, United States, his father, Isaac Duffin, was 43 and his mother, Mary Harriet Fielding, was 42. He married Lydia Adaline Thornton on 22 September 1896, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Eureka, Juab, Utah, United States in 1910 and Aberdeen, Bingham, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He died on 13 April 1968, in Hemet, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 98, and was buried in Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, Bingham, Idaho, United States.
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- H E Duffin, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Hezekiah Erastus Duffin, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Hezekiah E. Duffin, "BillionGraves Index"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1877
Historical Boundaries: 1877: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
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 (Hampshire): possibly from the Old Norse personal name Dufan, a loan from Old Irish Dubán, derived from the ancestor of Gaelic dubh ‘dark’.
Irish (Antrim): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhfinn, ‘descendant of Dubhfionn’, a personal name composed of dubh ‘dark’ + fionn ‘fair’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Hezekiah Erastus Duffin
My primary memories of great grandpa Duffin was when he lived for a while with Wallace in Hemet Ca. One day Wallace cut Hezekiah's hair in the kitchen. I guess this brought out the worst of father a …
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