When Andrew Ira Behunin was born on 14 August 1835, in Springfield Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaac Behunin, was 31 and his mother, Elmina Polly Tyler, was 24. He married Mary Elizabeth Lemmon in 1855, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He registered for military service in 1853. He died in 1869, in Springdale, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 34.
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Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
Probably Irish: variant of Bohannon .
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Possible Related NamesIn June of 1833, the Behunins moved to Kirtland, where Isaac helped build the Kirtland Temple.[1] On July 6, 1834, Meribah died in Kirtland.[2] Isaac and Meribah had three young boys.[3] In …
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