Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Cameron was born on 10 May 1854, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, William Cameron Sr., was 45 and his mother, Jane Frances Lint, was 33. He married Lillis Minerva Barney on 6 November 1876, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1888 and lived in Table Rock Judicial Township, Siskiyou, California, United States in 1920 and Gridley, Butte, California, United States in 1930. In 1900, at the age of 46, his occupation is listed as hotel keeper in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States. He died on 14 November 1941, in Oroville, Butte, California, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Gridley-Biggs Cemetery, Gridley, Butte, California, United States.
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- Joseph Cameron in household of William Cameron, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joseph Cameron, "Find A Grave Index"
- Joseph Cameron in entry for Grover Cameron, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1855
Oroville originally was known as Ophir City, but the name was changed in 1855.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish:
in the Highlands, it is usually a nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + sròn ‘nose’.
in the Lowlands it is also a habitational name from any of various places called Cameron, especially in Fife.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Joseph Cameron 1854 Joseph Cameron was born in Provo, Utah May 10, 1854. Born of pioneer parents, less than seven years after the saints had reached the valleys of Deseret. He was truly a pioneer. …
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