Brief Life History of Joseph Lafayette
When Joseph Lafayette Garner was born on 27 November 1846, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Philip Garner, was 38 and his mother, Mary Hedrick, was 35. He married Mary Mariah Phillips on 6 July 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 May 1928, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Garner in household of Philip Garner, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joseph Lafeyette Garner marriage-Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 - AncestryInstitution.com [Marriage date]
- Joseph Lafayette Garner, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made
The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 and depicts a soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background. An eagle overhead bears the state motto.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): perhaps occasionally from the Old French personal name Garnier (see Garnier ), but it is exeptionally rare as a personal name in medieval England and no certain evidence has been found for its use as a surname. Compare Warner .
English: from Middle English gern(i)er, garner, gurner, Anglo-Norman French gerner ‘granary’ (Old French grenier, from Late Latin granarium, a derivative of granum ‘grain’). It was probably a metonymic occupational name for someone in charge of the stores kept in a granary.
English and Scottish: commonly shortened form of Gardner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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