Brief Life History of Laurene
When Laurene Williams was born on 6 June 1867, in Newton, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States, her father, William Williams, was 31 and her mother, Leah Caroline Greenman, was 28. She married Frank Henry Whitney on 9 February 1886, in North La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Dewey, South Dakota, United States in 1935 and Firesteel Township, Dewey, South Dakota, United States in 1940. She died on 1 September 1955, in Poulsbo, Kitsap, Washington, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Crescent, Iberville, Louisiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Laurene Whitney in household of F H Whitney, "Minnesota State Census, 1895"
- Laurine Williams in entry for Hattie Scholberg, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001"
- Lorene Williams in household of William Williams, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1848–1930 Male
1867–1955 Female
Children (3)
1887–1968 Female
1889–1964 Male
1893–1990 Male
Parents and Siblings
1836–1896 Male
1839–1928 Female
Siblings (9)
1861–1861 Female
1862–1906 Female
1864– Male
1865–1894 Female
1867–1955 Female
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World Events (8)
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 1
1886
Age 19
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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