Brief Life History of James Merlin
When James Merlin Bellows was born on 11 October 1849, in Honey Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, John Ferguson Bellows, was 24 and his mother, Marrilla Marily Plumb, was 15. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 16 October 1850, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 1, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Sources (5)
- James M Bellows in household of John Bellows, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Merlin Bellows, "Find A Grave Index"
- James Merlin Bellows, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, Untied States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of bellows, a plural variant of Bellow 1.
Americanized form of French Béland (see Beland ), with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.
In some cases also an Americanized form of Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Belous .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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James Merlin Bellows (11 October 1849 – 16 October 1850)
Born on Keg Creek near Council Bluffs, James died just after his first birthday, presumably in Utah. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23564630)
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