Brief Life History of William Henry Harrison
When William Henry Harrison Byington was born on 11 February 1838, in Bloomingville, Erie, Ohio, United States, his father, Nathaniel Byington, was 26 and his mother, Louisa Prout, was 19. He married Lavina Dewitt Matthews on 2 January 1860, in Bellevue, Sandusky, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 13 August 1864, in Lincoln Hospital, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Sandhill Cemetery, Sand Hill, Erie, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Wm H Byington and Lavina Matthews, "Ohio, County Marriages"
- Henry Harrison Byington, entry of Henry F Byington, "Ohio Deaths"
- Lee Byington in entry for Lee W Byington, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (5)
1839 · Dueling Prohibited
February 20, 1839, Congress prohibits dueling in Washington D.C. It is inspired by the incident where William Graves, a Kentucky Rep. is killed by Jonathan Cilley, a Maine Rep.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Cornerstone of the Washington Monument
President James K. Polk laid the cornerstone for the Washington Monument on July 4, 1848. Afterwards, each of the existing states are welcomed to do the same.
Name Meaning
English: probably a habitational name, but no source has been identified. This surname is virtually non-existing in the British Isles.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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