Melissa Almera Johnson

11 December 1843–17 September 1926 (Age 82)
Hancock, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Melissa Almera

When Melissa Almera Johnson was born on 11 December 1843, in Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Johnson, was 25 and her mother, Melissa Bloomfield LeBaron, was 22. She married Don Carlos Babbitt 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. She lived in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Spring Lake, Utah, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 17 September 1926, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Don Carlos Babbitt
1843–1912
Melissa Almera Johnson
1843–1926
Marriage: 29 January 1864
Grace Melissa Babbitt
1866–1953
Clara Adelia Babbitt
1868–1957
Don Carlos Babbitt Jr
1870–1871
Julia Ellise Babbitt
1872–1948
Caroline Nancy Babbitt
1874–1954
Esther Delcina Babbitt
1876–1914
Almon Whiting Babbitt
1878–1881
Ruth Anna Babbitt
1880–1919
Benjamin Franklin Babbitt
1883–1890
Rosemary "Rose" M. Babbitt
1887–1978

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    29 January 1864Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1846
    Age 3
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1850
    Age 7
    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
    1865
    Age 22
    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Johan, Jo(h)n (see John ) + -son. It was often interchanged with Jenson and Janson . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Norwegian, Danish, or North German Johnsen , Johannesen , Johannsen , Johansen , Jansen , Jantzen , and Jensen , Swedish Johnsson (see below), Johansson , Jonsson , and Jansson , Dutch Janssen , German Janz , Czech Jansa 1, and Slovenian Janša (see Jansa 2) and Janežič (see Janezic ). Johnson (including in the sense 2 below) is the second most frequent surname in the US. It is also the second most common surname among Native Americans and a very common surname among African Americans.Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Johnsson: patronymic from the personal name John, a variant of Jon (see John ). Compare 1 above.History: Surname Johnson was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward. Andrew Johnson (1808–75), 17th president of the US, was born in Raleigh, NC, the younger son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (or Polly) McDonough. Little is known of his ancestors. The 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, dates his American forebears back seven generations to James Johnston (sic) (born c. 1662) who lived at Currowaugh, Nansemond, and Isle of Wight counties, VA. — Noted early bearers also include Marmaduke Johnson (died 1674), a printer who came from England to MA in 1660; Edward Johnson (1598–1672), a colonial chronicler who was baptized at St. George's parish, Canterbury, England, and emigrated to Boston in 1630; and Sir Nathaniel Johnson (c. 1645–1713), a colonial governor of Carolina, who came from County Durham, England.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Jantzen
    John
    Jeansonne
    Jonson

    Story Highlight

    Melissa Almera Johnson (11 December 1843 – 17 September 1926)

    Marriage: Don Carlos Babbitt - 29 January 1864 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Melissa was 4 years old when she crossed the plains with her family in 1848 in the Willard Richards Company. (http://ww …

    Sources (50)

    • Millessa Johnson in entry for Rosemary Babbitt, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930"
    • Melissa Johnson in household of Benjamin Johnson, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Melissa A. Babbitt, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951"

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