Brief Life History of James William David
When James William David Hurren was born on 8 December 1859, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, James Hurren, was 32 and his mother, Eliza Reeder, was 29. He married Margaret Ann Ashcroft on 10 June 1886, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880 and Hyde Park Election Precinct, Cache, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 25 October 1948, in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Hyde Park Cemetery, Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- James Hansen, "United States Census, 1870"
- James William David Hurren, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Jas W D in entry for Eulalie Hurren, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1884 · Logan Temple Dedication
On May 17, 1884, the Logan temple was dedicated by John Taylor. It was the only temple dedicated by him and was the second temple in Utah. The temple went under a major reconstruction project in 1976 to increase the capacity of the rooms inside and was rededicated in 1979 by Spencer W. Kimball.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Norfolk): nickname for someone with shaggy or unkempt hair, Old French hurand, hurant, from hure ‘hair’ + the suffix -and, -ant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Eliza Reeder wife of James Hurren
When they arrived at Salt Lake they were met by Eliza's brother George and Bishop Naylor of the 3d Ward, who cared for them for a couple of days. From there they went to Brigham city. Her brother Ge …
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