Brief Life History of Don Carlos
When Don Carlos Babbitt was born on 15 August 1843, in Macedonia, Hamilton, Illinois, United States, his father, Almon Whiting Babbitt, was 29 and his mother, Julia Ann Johnson, was 34. He married Melissa Almera Johnson on 29 January 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Spring Lake, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 5 September 1912, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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- Don C Babbitt Sr., "United States Census, 1910"
- Don C. Babbitt, "Arizona, Deaths, 1870-1951"
- Don Carlos Babbitt, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Somerset): variant of Bobbitt . This surname is now extinct in Britain.
History: The founder of the American Babbitt family was Edward Bobet, who came to Plymouth Colony in 1643.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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