Brief Life History of Philo Marshall
When Philo Marshall Behunin was born on 4 February 1828, in Richland, Oswego, New York, United States, his father, Isaac Behunin, was 24 and his mother, Maribah Morton, was 23. He married Martha Jane Rawles on 17 May 1868, in Rocklin, Placer, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. He lived in California, United States in 1870 and Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States in 1880. He died on 30 December 1891, in Fresno, California, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno, Fresno, California, United States.
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- Phito Bohannon, "United States Census, 1880"
- P. M. Behannin, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Philo Marshall Behunin, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Probably Irish: variant of Bohannon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life sketch compiled by Mormon Battalion Association
Philo Marshall Behunin was born 4 February 1828 in New York. One of five siblings, his two older siblings were born in Vermont before the family moved to New York. Isaac’s mother died when he was si …
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