Brief Life History of Hyrum
When Hyrum Kirkman was born on 28 January 1852, in Harwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Lomax Kirkman, was 31 and his mother, Mary Lawson, was 28. He died on 8 December 1867, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 15, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Hyrum Hulet in household of Chas Hulet, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hyrum Kirkman, "Find A Grave Index"
- Hyrum Kirkman, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church History Library, Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company Financial Accounts, 1849-1886"
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World Events (6)
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): from Middle English kirkman ‘clergyman; churchwarden; lay official responsible for church finances’.
Americanized form of German Kirchmann , a cognate of 1 above, or of its North German cognate Kerkmann (see Kerkman ) and a very rare variant Kirkmann.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Robert Kirkman And His Wife Mary Lawson
Robert Kirkman And His Wife Mary Lawson Written by son, John Kirkman Robert Kirkman was the son of John Kirkman and Ellen Lomax and was born 1 January 1822 at Brightmet, Lancashire, England, and his …
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