Brief Life History of James Alfred
When James Alfred Shelton was born on 24 December 1845, in Southampton, York, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, Charles Shelton, was 21 and his mother, Rebecca Ann Dow, was 17. He married Sarah Jane McDonald on 30 November 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860 and Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 16 July 1927, in Daniel, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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- James Alfred Shelton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Birth - James Alfred Shelton 1845
- Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Joshua Mecham BIRTH 12 Apr 1773 Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA DEATH 8 Oct 1846 (aged 73) Bonaparte, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA BURIAL Heber City Cemetery Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 74680607
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name primarily from Shelton (Nottinghamshire), but also from Shelton (Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Staffordshire). The placenames all derive from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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JAMES ALFRED AND SARAH JANE McDONALD SHELTON
James Alfred was born December 24, 1845, in Southampton, New Brunswick, Canada, son of Charles and Rebecca Ann Daw Shelton. He married Sarah Jane McDonald on November 30, 1882, in the Endowment House …
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