Brief Life History of Harriet Paulina
When Harriet Paulina Dart was born on 17 March 1836, in Groton, Groton, Tompkins, New York, United States, her father, John Dart, was 26 and her mother, Lucy Ann Roberts, was 21. She married Barney VanPatten in 1849, in Goshen, Wyoming, United States. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 30 June 1850, in Fort Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 14, and was buried in Laramie, Wyoming, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Harriett Dart, "United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850"
- Harriet Paulina Dart, "Find A Grave Index"
- Harriet Paulina Dart, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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World Events (3)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Jones, Nebraska Territory, United States 1860: Kearny, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Kearny, Nebraska, United States
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Dart Raffe in Witheridge (Devon), recorded in 1086 as Derte, which is named from a British term meaning ‘oak’.
English (of French origin): nickname from Old French dart ‘pointed missile thrown by hand’, possibly used to denote a soldier or a hunter.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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