Brief Life History of Willard Trowbridge
When Willard Trowbridge Snow was born on 6 May 1811, in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, his father, Levi Snow, was 28 and his mother, Lucina Streeter, was 25. He married Melvina Harvey on 14 May 1837, in Caldwell, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 21 August 1853, in At Sea, at the age of 42, and was buried in North Sea.
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- Willard Snow, "United States Census, 1850"
- 1811 Willard Snow, "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Willard Snow, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1814
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for someone with snow‐white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Middle English snou, snow ‘snow’ (Old English snaw).
American shortened and altered (translated into English) form of any of the Jewish artificial names composed with German Schnee, Schnei, Schneu ‘snow’ as the first element, e.g. Schneeberg .
Americanized form of French Canadian Chenard , reflecting the characteristic Canadian and American French rounding of the -ard ending.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Blessing of Willard Snow by the Prophet Joseph Smith
Taken from the Joseph Smith Papers, the blessing given by Joseph on March 1, 1835, prophesied the death and burial at sea of Willard T. Snow.
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