Brief Life History of Jacob Heinrich "Henry"
When Jacob Heinrich "Henry" Flamm was born on 27 November 1837, in Riederich, Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, his father, Johann Daniel Flamm, was 47 and his mother, Elisabeth Barbara Flamm, was 40. He married Helena Eleanor Bock on 27 November 1859, in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. In 1903, his occupation is listed as mayor of rexburg idaho in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States. He died on 18 August 1913, in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States.
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- Henry Flamm in household of Carlos Ellsworth, "United States Census, 1910"
- Idaho, U.S., Birth Records, 1861-1921, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1971
- Jacob Heinrich Flamm, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Ari, Chani, Ephraim, Yossi.
South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a craftsman who worked with fire, from Middle High German vlam(me) ‘flame’, for example a blacksmith. As a Jewish name, it is mainly artificial. Compare Flam .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Jacob Henry Flamm History by Arvilla E Yancey
THE STORY OF JACOB HENRY FLAMM (1837-1913) Compiled from original sources of family records, family knowledge, testimonials, documents, and other authoritative material, and written by Arvilla E. Yan …
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