Brief Life History of Philo Taylor
When Philo Taylor Farnsworth Sr was born on 24 January 1826, in Burlington, Fayette Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States, his father, Reuben Farnsworth III, was 44 and his mother, Lucinda Kent, was 40. He married Margaret Yates on 29 October 1848, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1914. His occupation is listed as farmer and stock raiser in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States. He died on 30 July 1887, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.
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- Philo Farnsworth, "United States Census, 1870"
- Philo Taylor Farnsworth; Birth as reported in 1857
- Philo T Farnsworth, "BillionGraves 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.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Farnworth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Reuben Farnsworth III
Reuben Farnsworth was born 1 April 1787, the son of Reuben Farnsworth Jr. and his second wife, Anna Kellogg, in Harvard, Massachusetts. The family later moved to Dorset, Vermont. Reuben married (1) …
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