Brief Life History of Margaret Ellen
When Margaret Ellen Slater was born on 20 September 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Richard Slater, was 32 and her mother, Ann Corbridge, was 31. She married Bluford Allen Bybee on 18 November 1863, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States in 1880 and Menan, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1910. She died on 1 June 1934, in Annis, Jefferson, Idaho, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Little Butte Cemetery, Annis, Jefferson, Idaho, United States.
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- Margaret Bybee in household of Bybee, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ellen Slater, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Margaret Ellen Bybee, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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1845 · Oh My Father
"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."
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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:
occupational name for someone who lays slates on roofs, from Middle English sclat(t)er, occasionally slater ‘slater’ (a derivative of Old French esclate ‘slate’ + the Middle English agent suffix -er). See also Slate .
in Sussex and adjacent counties, Slater and Slatter are probably post-medieval pronunciations of Slaughter ; there seems to be no medieval evidence in the southern coast counties for the occupational name Slater in 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Rachel Slater's marriage
The following was excerpted from the personal history of Margaret Ellen Slater, Rachel's sister. ...We seldom danced anything but the quadrille. We were allowed to waltz once and a while. Most of th …
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