Brief Life History of Amanda Trimble
When Amanda Trimble Gheen was born on 18 January 1830, in West Whiteland Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Atkins Gheen, was 31 and her mother, Esther Ann Pierce, was 28. She married Heber Chase Kimball in December 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She died on 4 November 1904, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74.
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- Amanda T Kimball in household of Heber C Kimball, "United States Census, 1860"
- Family Data Collection - Births
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 - Ancestry.com
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of Irish Geoghegan .
History: Thomas and Joseph Gheen are recorded in 1768 in the tax records ofWest Bradford Township, Chester County, PA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Utah Pioneers - Amanda Gheen Kimball
Amanda Trimble Gheen Kimball was born January 18, 1830, the daughter of William A. Gheen, a son of Thomas and Alice Ann Atkin Gheen, natives of Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Esther Ann Pie …
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