Brief Life History of Augustus
When Augustus Teeples was born about 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, George Bentley Teeples, was 44 and his mother, Huldah Clarinda Colby, was 35. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848. He died before 1850.
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- Augustus Teeples, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- Research Log for Augustus Teeples by BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy
- Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: Augustus Teeples
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846 · First Nauvoo Temple Dedicated
On May 1-3, 1846, the Nauvoo Illinois Temple was fully dedicated. It was the second temple that had been built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first temple with an angel Moroni on top, in the case of this temple it also doubled as a weather vane. Before the saints left Nauvoo they gathered in great numbers to go through.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
Name Meaning
Variant of Teeple .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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