Brief Life History of Marie Desmond
When Marie Desmond Hill was born on 17 May 1894, in Big Piney, Sublette, Wyoming, United States, her father, Moroni Nephi Hill, was 28 and her mother, Anna Matilda Samuelson, was 25. She married Kemuel K. Blacker on 30 June 1921, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. She died on 21 February 1962, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Marie Blacker, "United States 1950 Census"
- Marie Desmond Hill, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Marie Desmond Hill Blacker, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"
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World Events (8)
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.
1896 · Utah becomes a state
After three prior attempts to become a state, the United States Congress accepted Utah into the Union on one condition, that all forms of polygamy were to be banned. The territory agreed, and Utah became a state on January 4, 1896.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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