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Occupation: Farmer | Bushnell, William Emmett (I4655)
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Occupation: Farmer | Bennett, John Bell (I4816)
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Occupation: Farmer | Stott, Luke Nield (I4885)
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Occupation: Farmer | Gull, William Henry (I5217)
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Occupation: Farmer | Gull, Albert Edward (I5219)
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Occupation: Farmer | Persson, Sven (I5510)
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Occupation: Farmer | Duncan, John Snedden (I6450)
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Occupation: Farmer | Chamberlin, Millard H (I157388)
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Occupation: Farmer, 1812 War Veteran
BIRTH: Pleasant Hill Cemetery Records SL BK
BIRTH: D.A.R. Rec. of Ohio GS#41094 pt 165 | Johnston, Samuel (I2769)
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Occupation: Farmer, Carpenter,Blacksmith | Adams, Hyrum (I5202)
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Occupation: Farmer, Landholder
BIRTH: Store Magleby Church Rec. GS#048,373
MARRIAGE: Taarnby Church Rec GS#048,407
DEATH: Taarnby Church Rec GS#048,411
Bendt Nielsen was born 6 August 1802 in Taarnhy, Copenhagen, Denmark, t h e son of Niels Bendtsen and Marchen Mogensen. Ane Swendsen was born 8 J an uary 1801 in Taarny, Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of Svend Svends e n and Elm Tonnesen. They were descendents of those Holland Colonist bro ug ht to Denmark by the King’s request to do gardening for the royalty an d w ere given the island of Amager which is now part of Copenhagen. Bend t an d Ane became the parents of seven children .
Bendt served as night watchman for forty years in his own village of Ta a rnby on Amager island. He must have been an honored officer to have he l d this important position for so many years. His duty was to call out e ac h hour, “Two o’clock and all is well.” He also called out conditions o f t he weather. His only weapon of defense was a stick armed on one end w it h spikes. At dawn he retired to his home to rest and sleep for a few h our s. Then he went fishing in a boat and seined a red spotted fish calle d “r od spetter.” His wife Ane would dress and carry the fish to market w ith v egetables and fruits in season. They only had one cherry tree on th e hom e plot but the children never had a cherry, all had to go to marke t to he lp buy the essentials.
The island of Amager is connected with Copenhagen by a little causewa y o ver which Marchen, the eldest daughter, went to visit her parents an d bro thers and sisters each week. March, also known as Martha was the fi rst t o accept the gospel, hearing it in the early years of it’s introduc tion i nto Denmark under Apostle Erastus Snow. She was baptized in wate r from wh ich two feet of ice had to be cut in order to perform the ordin ance. Sh e hastened to carry the good tidings to her loved ones. Her moth er all bu t disowned her crying, “Our Martha is lost, she has joined thos e awful Mo rmons!” Martha left to go back to Conpenhagen and little Peder , her broth er, ran after her crying, “Marta, come back!” She turned an d said to him , “Never mind, Peder, you will come to America also.” All o f the family i n due time came to America, except the parents, who remain ed until death . Bendt died 6 May 1857 and Ane died 27 June 1862. | Nielsen, Bendt (I2452)
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Occupation: Hatter | Buckley, Jonathan (I6933)
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Occupation: Hatter | Buckley, John (I7068)
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Occupation: He was a weaver by trade.Massachusetts. | Staples, Abraham (I7563)
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Occupation: Housewright. See John Osborne Austin, _Genealogical Dictiona r y of Rhode Island_ (Albany, N.Y., 1887; reprinted. Baltimore: Genealogi ca l Publishing Co., 1978) p. 222.
NAME: Given name spelled Elezer by Henry E. Whipple, p. 14.
SOURCE: Henry E. Whipple, A Brief Genealogy of the Whipple Families Wh o S ettled in Rhode Island (Providence: A. Crawford Greene, 1873), p. 14 . Fro m a corrected copy of the book found in the Rhode Island Historica l Socie ty Library, call no. CS71.W574 1873 RIHSL.
SOURCE: David Jillson, "Descendants of Capt. John Whipple, of Providenc e , R.I.," New-England Historical and Genealogical Register, 32 (1878): 4 05 .
SOURCE: James N. Arnold, Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, Vol . 2 , Providence, Part 1 (Providence: Narragansett Historical Pub. Co., 1 892) , p. 197.
SOURCE: Email from Barbara Carroll to Weldon Whipple, 15 Feb 2003. Barba r a writes: "The first Eleazer did have a son, ensign James, c. 1686/87 , wh o is buried with him in the Whipple-Mowry Lot in Lincoln."
Death: Place from World Wide Web, 30 Oct, 1997: http://members.tripod.co m /~rjsnyder/sub1/fam00208.htm.
SOURCE: Charles M. Whipple, Jr., A History of William Whipple of Dorches t er, Massachusetts and Smithfield, Rhode Island, 1652-1712: His Antecede nt s and Descendants. (Victoria, B.C.: Trafford, c2006), p. 4. Gives deat h i n Lime Rock, Rhode Island. (Previously entered as Providence, Rhode , Isla nd.) | Whipple, Eleazer (I904)
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Occupation: Innkeeper | Arnold, Israel III (I176597)
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Occupation: Laborer | Bushnell, John (I6244)
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Occupation: Licensed Innkeeper in Scituate, RI from 1755 onward.
He was Captain of the 1st Scituate Company of the Providence Regiment , i n June 1769; and in 1770, he was Captain of the Scituate Troop of Hor se o f the Second Providence Company.
He is mentioned in the "Records of the Colony of Rhode Island", Vol. VI I , pg 283; and in "Colonial Families of the United States", Vol 2, pag e 21 3. | Cook, Peter (I118078)
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Occupation: Mechanic
Pioneer:
Isaac Bullock Company (1852) Age at departure: 49
About 175 individuals were in the company when it began its journe y f r o m the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bl uffs ). | Stott, William (I6689)
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Occupation: Mechanic | Stott, Allison (I6658)
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Occupation: Member parliament for Calne 1600. | Noyes, John (I1059)
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Occupation: Merchant, Dentist
Pioneer
Isaac Bullock Company (1852) Age at departure: 22
bout 175 individuals were in the company when it began its journey fro m t he outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs). | Stott, William Henry (I4894)
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Occupation: Miller | Brockbank, Isaac (I6129)
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Occupation: Musician | Carrington, Calvin Saxton (I163604)
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Occupation: Priest | Gunnarson, Knut (I5537)
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Occupation: Rancher | Stott, James William (I4868)
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Occupation: Rancher | Whipple, Albert Fellows (I50417)
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Occupation: Salesman & General agent for Occidental Life Insurance. | Bracken, Joseph Hamlin (I155112)
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Occupation: Shipmaster | de La Montaigne, William (I172853)
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Occupation: Signalman for the Union Pacific RR
20 June 1900 US Census for Meadow, Millard County, Utah shows Henry Labr u m head of house, born July 1840 (age 59), married 33 years, both he & p ar ents born in England, immigrated in 1862 (before wife), naturalized, o wn s farm with no mortgage
Jane, wife, born Nov 1843 (age 56), married 33 years, had 10 children- - 8 still living, she & parents born in England, immigrated in 1861, no t sh own as naturalized--apparently married year she arrive (1866)
William A., son, born Dec 1879 (age 20), single, born in Utah, farm labo r er
Earnest C., son, born May 1883 (age 17), single, born in Utah, at school
Percy L., son, born Sept 1886 (age 15), single, born in Utah,
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18 April 1910 US Census for Meadow Precinct (Meadow Town), Millard Count y , Utah shows Henry G. Labrum, head of house, age 69, married once fo r 4 3 years, he & parents born in England, retired farmer, owns house wit h n o mortgage
Jane (poor ink), wife, age 67, married once for 43 years, 10 children- 8 l iving, she & parents born in England,
Ernest, son, age 28, single, born in Utah, home farm
Percy G., son, age 23, single, born in Utah, no occupation shown | Labrum, Percy Lee (I4656)
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Occupation: Slave-holder
Revolutionary War Infantry | Bennett, William (I5971)
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Occupation: Stillman was a farmer. | Pond, Stillman (I175136)
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Occupation: Surveyor
Email received from Bjarne Friis Steenberg. | Nors, Christen Fischer (I102942)
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Occupation: Tanner | Bennett, Robert (I5577)
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Occupation: Teacher
Life Sketch for Henry Bernard Tanner- Answers Compiled by Gordon Tanner
Born place and date: Payson, Utah August 19, 1891
Died place and date, AGE: June 3, 1974 in SLC at 82
Names of children: Bernita, Henry, Joe, Alexis, Bernard, Elfreda, Bill a n d Dan
Funny story about my life: He was the eldest of 28 children. Also was st r uck by lightning in Canada
Food from my country/fav food: Meat and potatoes.
What I did/do for work: High school wood shop teacher (was also a pilo t a s WW1 ended)
Where I went to college/What my grade school was like: Masters degre e a t UofU, and one year of law school at George Washington in DC.; Grad e sch ool begun in Ann Arbor, MI then continued in SLC at Washington Elem entary .
Quote/life mantra: "You can marry more in a minute than you can mak e i n a lifetime!"
Favorite travel experience: Visited cousins in Canada
When I gained their testimony/ how I learned about God: At the feet of h i s mother and father
A great trial in my life and how I overcame it: Being the eldest so n o f a polygamist; visited all the other wives of his father after his d eat h to ensure they were fine.
Favorite hobby: Woodworking
3 core values: Faithfulness, work ethic, obedience
I would want to be remembered for my: Gift of teaching
My favorite family tradition is: Thanksgiving dinner at a full table
Some things I did for fun growing up were: Rabbit hunting, playing pranks
How did you meet your spouse: He directed the singing and Edna played t h e piano at the Smoot's home for church; proposed 3 years later in Ogde n m any times before she accepted.
What is your most proud accomplishment: Wired Jordan Jr High with 9th gr a ders with the first school intercom west of the Mississippi; memorize d al l the hymns while plowing in Canada; taught Air Force how to avoid d eat h when planes went into tailspins- called Tailspin Tanner. | Tanner, Henry Bernard (I21826)
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Occupation: Teacher | Tanner, Edna Bernita (I125887)
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Occupation: Truck driver | White, Frank (I5046)
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Occupation: US Navy, US Post Office
Death: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Obituary: Bountiful - James White Jr., passed away June 8, 1997 in Bount i ful, Utah at the age of 87. He was born June 7, 1910, the son of Jame s Wh ite, Sr. and Ellen Landeen. He married Margot Lund, June 1, 1930 i n Ogden , Utah. James was retired from the U.S. Navy as a Commander, fro m which h e received the purple heart. He was a member of the Elks and th e LDS Chur ch.
He is survived by his wife, Margot; son, Clyde L. White; daughter, Elean o r J. Hart; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; brother, Guy L . W hite; stepbrother, Harvey Crosby and half-sister, Barbara Orlandos.
Graveside services will be held Thursday, June 12, 1997 at 10 a.m. in t h e Bountiful City Cemetery, 2224 South 200 West. Friends may call Wednes da y, June 11 from 6-8 p.m. and Thursday, 9:15-9:45 a.m. at Lindquist's B oun tiful Mortuary, 727 No. 400 East. Internment, Bountiful City Cemeter y wit h military honors by D.A.V. and American Legion.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Primary children’s Medica l C enter. | White, James Jr (I4713)
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Occupation: Weaver
SOURCE: John Osborne Austin, _Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island_ ( A lbany, N.Y., 1887; reprinted. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1 97 8) p. 222
SOURCE: Genealogies of Rhode Island Families from Rhode Island Periodica l s (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983), 2:16
SOURCE: The Arnold Family of Smithfield, Rhode Island, by Richard H. Ben s on (Boston: Newbury Street Press, 2009; ISBN 978-0-88082-221-3), p. 62. | Smith, Joseph (I10355)
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Occupation: Weaver | Symons, John Nichola (I2762)
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Occupation: Weaver | Buckley, Richard (I6993)
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Occupation: Weaver | Nield, Joseph Merrick (I7061)
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Occupation: Weaver, Manufacturer | Lees, James (I6657)
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OCCUPATION: When things got slow, he turned to the freighting business.
Grandfather smoked a pipe. On day after attending church, the Word of Wi s dom was the subject; he went home put his pipe on the mantle above th e fi replace, called Grandmothers attention, saying"Mother do you see tha t pip e?" When she replied, "yes," he said "I'm never going to touch it a gain. " He never did, it was still on the mantle when he died .
Sometime after Grandpa stopped smoking he went with Grandma to church, a n d a man sat beside him who smoked a pipe. When they reached home afte r th e service Grandpa said, "That man stunk. If I smelled like that Moth er, h ow did you ever live with me?- told by Venice Priddis
This story is in connection with Reese River, Austin, Nevada, where Gran d pa went to mine and work for awhile. Aunt Sadie said he had part intere s t in an undeveloped silver mine. But he and his partner had no means t o d evelop the mine so decided to sell it. Grandpa sold his share to hi s part ner before he left there, but did not receive all the money. He wa s to re ceive more when the partner had accomplished the sale. Time wen t on and h e did not hear from his partner again, and received no money . So Grandfat her decided to go on horseback back to Nevada to find out a bout it. Grand ma felt he shouldn't go. She felt forebodings of evil an d pleaded with hi m to stay home. But they needed money, so Grandfather w ent anyway. He rea ched the mountains and was going up the trail that le d to the mine, whe n suddenly his horse stopped dead still, refusing to b udge in inch. The m ore Grandpa tried to urge the horse on, the more firm ly it drove it's hoo ves into the dirt. Grandpa finally decided that dang er must lurk ahead. H e turned his horse about, went back down the trai l and came home. Grandmo ther told him she had prayed unceasingly for hi m while he was gone. Som e time later news reached Grandfather that his p artner had been found a t the mouth of the mine, dead. - As told by Venic e Priddis | Martin, Robert T (I34276)
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October 8, 1880
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
On Tuesday or Wednesday of last week, David Eames went to the canyon f o r a load of wood, and having secured it, was returning when his horses , w hich are high spirited animals, took fright at something and ran away , s o injuring David that he returned home leaving the load of wood in th e ca nyon. Thursday morning his brother Joseph Eames went after it, wit h a tea m that was deemed trustworthy, but as he did not return that even ing as e xpected, David and another brother went after him. About 10 o cl ock the y found the wagon tipped over and in such a condition as to indic ate a ru naway; and after searching some time they found the dead body o f Joseph o n the slide, or dugway, lying on his right side, with his ar m folded unde r him, and a pool of blood near him. They succeeded in gett ing the body d own to the road; then went to the Temple wood camp for ass istance. The fa tal injuries were received on the head and face which wer e fearfully mang led. As the corpse presented such a ghastly appearance , they washed the h ead and face before bringing it home. They arrived i n Logan about 5 o’clo ck in the morning and a coroner’s inquest was at on ce held. He bore a goo d character, and leaves a wife and three childre n to mourn his loss. We e xtend our sympathy to his family and friends.
The following is a copy of the verdict rendered by the coroner’s jury:
Territory of Utah, Logan precinct, Cache County
An inquisition held at Logan Third Ward, in Logan precinct Cache Count y o f the first day of October, A.D. 1880 before Ezra D. Carpenter, coron er f or said County, upon the body of Joseph Eames there lying dead, by t he ju rors whose names are herein subscribed. The said jurors upon thei r oath d o say that he came to his death from 12 to 2 o’clock on Thursday , Sept. 3 0th by being thrown from a cartload of logs while the team wa s running an d being dragged some distance under the load receiving his d eath wound o n the right side of the head and face, at Thomas X. Smith’ s mill hollow , Logan Canyon.
In testimony whereof the said juror have hereunto set their hands the d a y and year aforesaid. W. E. Basset, Thomas McNeil, W. T. Hopkins, Attes t , Ezra D. Carpenter, County Coroner | Eames, Joseph Cullen (I2611)
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Ocupation: Cotton Twiner | Stott, Abraham (I80531)
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Often referred to as the first “dark horse” President, James K. Polk w a s the last of the Jacksonians to sit in the White House, and the last s tr ong President until the Civil War.
He was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, in 1795. Studious a n d industrious, Polk was graduated with honors in 1818 from the Universi t y of North Carolina. As a young lawyer he entered politics, served in t h e Tennessee legislature, and became a friend of Andrew Jackson.
In the House of Representatives, Polk was a chief lieutenant of Jackso n i n his Bank war. He served as Speaker between 1835 and 1839, leaving t o be come Governor of Tennessee.
Until circumstances raised Polk’s ambitions, he was a leading contende r f or the Democratic nomination for Vice President in 1844. Both Marti n Va n Buren, who had been expected to win the Democratic nomination fo r Presi dent, and Henry Clay, who was to be the Whig nominee, tried to ta ke the e xpansionist issue out of the campaign by declaring themselves op posed t o the annexation of Texas. Polk, however, publicly asserted tha t Texas sh ould be “re-annexed” and all of Oregon “re-occupied.”
The aged Jackson, correctly sensing that the people favored expansion, u r ged the choice of a candidate committed to the Nation’s “Manifest Desti ny .” This view prevailed at the Democratic Convention, where Polk was no min ated on the ninth ballot.
“Who is James K. Polk?” Whigs jeered. Democrats replied Polk was the can d idate who stood for expansion. He linked the Texas issue, popular in t h e South, with the Oregon question, attractive to the North. Polk also f av ored acquiring California.
Even before he could take office, Congress passed a joint resolution off e ring annexation to Texas. In so doing they bequeathed Polk the possibil it y of war with Mexico, which soon severed diplomatic relations.
In his stand on Oregon, the President seemed to be risking war with Gre a t Britain also. The 1844 Democratic platform claimed the entire Orego n ar ea, from the California boundary northward to a latitude of 54’40’ , the s outhern boundary of Russian Alaska. Extremists proclaimed “Fifty- four for ty or fight,” but Polk, aware of diplomatic realities, knew tha t no cours e short of war was likely to get all of Oregon. Happily, neith er he nor t he British wanted a war.
He offered to settle by extending the Canadian boundary, along the 49t h p arallel, from the Rockies to the Pacific. When the British minister d ecli ned, Polk reasserted the American claim to the entire area. Finally , th e British settled for the 49th parallel, except for the southern ti p of V ancouver Island. The treaty was signed in 1846.
Acquisition of California proved far more difficult. Polk sent an envo y t o offer Mexico up to $20,000,000, plus settlement of damage claims ow ed t o Americans, in return for California and the New Mexico country. Si nce n o Mexican leader could cede half his country and still stay in powe r, Pol k’s envoy was not received. To bring pressure, Polk sent Gen. Zach ary Tay lor to the disputed area on the Rio Grande.
To Mexican troops this was aggression, and they attacked Taylor’s forces.
Congress declared war and, despite much Northern opposition, supported t h e military operations. American forces won repeated victories and occup ie d Mexico City. Finally, in 1848, Mexico ceded New Mexico and Californi a i n return for $15,000,000 and American assumption of the damage claims .
President Polk added a vast area to the United States, but its acquisiti o n precipitated a bitter quarrel between the North and the South over ex pa nsion of slavery.
Polk, leaving office with his health undermined from hard work, died i n J une 1849. | Polk, President James Knox (I170816)
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On April 23, 1891, she became the wife of William D. Murphy in Provo, Ut a h. Mr. Murphy passed away at Green River, Utah in 1908 (headstone show s 1 910). In October, 1912, his widow removed to Gem county, taking up he r ab ode near Emmett. By her first marriage she had 7 children: Mary Etta , wh o was born January 24, 1893, and became the wife of Arthur Bedal, Wi llia m E., whose birth occurred November 23, 1894; George H., whose nata l da y was March 17, 1896; Alice, who was born August 24, 1899, and becam e th e wife of William Cole; Hattie, born February 16, 1903; Mabel, bor n Jun e 10, 1905, Selma Murphy born Sept. 10, 1907.
On January 20, 1913 she married John Edmund Holmes. | Fuller, Mary Ann (I158434)
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On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Feder a l Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the firs t P resident of the United States. “As the first of every thing, in our s itua tion will serve to establish a Precedent,” he wrote James Madison, “ it i s devoutly wished on my part, that these precedents may be fixed o n tru e principles.”
Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family, he learned the morals, mann e rs, and body of knowledge requisite for an 18th century Virginia gentle ma n.
He pursued two intertwined interests: military arts and western expansio n . At 16 he helped survey Shenandoah lands for Thomas, Lord Fairfax. Com mi ssioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes o f w hat grew into the French and Indian War. The next year, as an aide t o Gen . Edward Braddock, he escaped injury although four bullets ripped h is coa t and two horses were shot from under him.
From 1759 to the outbreak of the American Revolution, Washington manag e d his lands around Mount Vernon and served in the Virginia House of Bur ge sses. Married to a widow, Martha Dandridge Custis, he devoted himsel f t o a busy and happy life. But like his fellow planters, Washington fel t hi mself exploited by British merchants and hampered by British regulat ions . As the quarrel with the mother country grew acute, he moderately b ut fi rmly voiced his resistance to the restrictions.
When the Second Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia in May 17 7 5, Washington, one of the Virginia delegates, was elected Commander i n Ch ief of the Continental Army. On July 3, 1775, at Cambridge, Massachu setts , he took command of his ill-trained troops and embarked upon a wa r tha t was to last six grueling years.
He realized early that the best strategy was to harass the British. He r e ported to Congress, “we should on all Occasions avoid a general Action , o r put anything to the Risque, unless compelled by a necessity, into w hic h we ought never to be drawn.” Ensuing battles saw him fall back slow ly , then strike unexpectedly. Finally in 1781 with the aid of French all ies –he forced the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Washington longed to retire to his fields at Mount Vernon. But he soon r e alized that the Nation under its Articles of Confederation was not func ti oning well, so he became a prime mover in the steps leading to the Con sti tutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. When the new Constitutio n wa s ratified, the Electoral College unanimously elected Washington Pre siden t.
He did not infringe upon the policy making powers that he felt the Const i tution gave Congress. But the determination of foreign policy became pr ep onderantly a Presidential concern. When the French Revolution led t o a ma jor war between France and England, Washington refused to accept e ntirel y the recommendations of either his Secretary of State Thomas Jeff erson , who was pro-French, or his Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Ha milton , who was pro-British. Rather, he insisted upon a neutral course u ntil th e United States could grow stronger.
To his disappointment, two parties were developing by the end of his fir s t term. Wearied of politics, feeling old, he retired at the end of hi s se cond. In his Farewell Address, he urged his countrymen to forswear e xcess ive party spirit and geographical distinctions. In foreign affairs , he wa rned against long-term alliances.
Washington enjoyed less than three years of retirement at Mount Vernon , f or he died of a throat infection December 14, 1799. For months the Na tio n mourned him. | Washington, President George (I168783)
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On the advice of her family, Ann Eliza married Brigham Young, the seco n d president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Chu rc h), when he was 67 years old and she was a 24-year-old divorcee. The y wer e married on April 7, 1869. The ceremony was presided over by LDS C hurc h leader Heber C. Kimball. At her request, Ann Eliza was set up i n a sepa rate home in Salt Lake City, on the condition that she visit th e Lion Hou se on occasion.
Although Ann Eliza later called herself Young's "wife no. 19," others ha v e referred to her as his "27th wife." One researcher concluded that sh e w as actually the 52nd woman to marry Young. The discrepancies may be d ue , in part, to difficulties in defining what constitutes a "wife" in ea rl y Mormon polygamous practices. A book published in the 1890s and endor se d by church leaders titled Pictures and Biographies of Brigham Young a n d His Wives provides brief descriptions of 26 wives.
Ann Eliza filed for divorce from Young in January 1873, an act that attr a cted much attention. Her bill for divorce alleged neglect, cruel treatm en t, and desertion, and claimed that her husband had property worth $ 8 m il l ion and an income exceeding $40,000 a month. Young countered tha t he ow ned less than $600,000 in property and that his income was less t han $600 0 per month.
Ann Eliza was excommunicated from the LDS Church on 10 October 1874. T h e divorce was granted in January 1875 and Brigham Young was ordered t o pa y a $500 per month allowance and $3000 in court fees. When Young ini tiall y refused, he was found in contempt of court and sentenced to a da y in ja il and a $25 fine. The alimony award was later set aside on the g rounds t hat the marriage was polygamous and therefore legally invalid; t he polyga mous nature of the marriage also exposed them to potential indi ctments fo r unlawful cohabitation.
Ann Eliza subsequently traveled the United States and spoke out agains t p olygamy, Mormonism, and Brigham Young. She testified before the U.S . Cong ress in 1875; these remarks were credited, by some to have contrib uted t o a passage of the Poland Act (1874) that reorganized the judicia l syste m of Utah Territory and made it easier for the federal governmen t to pros ecute polygamists. | Webb, Ann Eliza (I87859)
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