Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Chamberlin was born on 12 February 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Henry Chamberlin, was 21 and his mother, Eliza Frances Brown, was 17. He married Amelia Telle Cannon on 28 September 1892, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Election Precinct 3, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 9 May 1921, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William N Chamberlin in household of William Chamberlin, "United States Census, 1870"
- Utah, U.S., Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1908
- W H Chamberlin Junior, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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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.
1872 · The Amnesty Act
A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Chamberlain .
French: occupational name for an official in charge of the private chambers of his master, from Old French chamberlenc ‘chamberlain’. See also Chamberlain and compare above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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