Brief Life History of Mary Caroline
When Mary Caroline Brandon was born on 17 December 1839, in Henry, Henry, Tennessee, United States, her father, George Washington Brandon, was 30 and her mother, Keziah Fowler, was 24. She married Elihu Hiatt Sr on 17 June 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Dingle, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1880. She died on 30 November 1898, in Kimball, Cardston County, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 58, and was buried in Cardston County, Alberta, Canada.
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- Mary C Pratt in household of Norman M Pratt, "United States Census, 1880"
- Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1914, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1964
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Brandon, in Durham, Norfolk, Suffolk, Warwickshire, and elsewhere. Most are named with Old English brōm ‘broom, gorse’ + dūn ‘hill’. One in Lincolnshire, however, may be named after the Brant River, on which it stands; Ekwall derives the river name from Old English brant ‘steep’, presumably with reference to its steep banks. This surname was known in Ireland early enough to have a Gaelicized form de Breandún.
Irish (Kerry): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Breandáin ‘son of Breandán’, a rare Kerry surname from the Latinized form of the name of the local saint, Brendan (Brendanus from Bréanainn).
French: from the Old French oblique case of the personal name Brando, of ancient Germanic origin (see Brand 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIOGRAPHY OF MARY CAROLINE BRANDON HIATT PRATT
Mary Caroline Brandon was born 17 December 1839 in Henry, Tennessee to George Washington and Keziah Fowler Brandon. Her father was baptized by Wilford Woodruff in 1835. He was so grateful th …
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