George Danby

Male3 November 1827–24 February 1896

Brief Life History of George

When George Danby was born on 3 November 1827, in Yonge, Leeds, Upper Canada, British Colonial America, his father, Samuel Danby, was 37 and his mother, Permelia Palmer, was 21. He married Eruea or Rue Slack on 19 January 1853, in Charleston, Yonge, Leeds, Canada West, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sycamore, Sycamore Township, Wyandot, Ohio, United States in 1870 and Liberty Township, Henry, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died on 24 February 1896, in Delta, York Township, Fulton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Wright Cemetery, Liberty Center, Henry, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Danby
1827–1896
Eruea or Rue Slack
1837–1874
Marriage: 19 January 1853
Amulet Clerena Danby
1853–1924
Monirah Montague Danby
1855–1924
Hester Ann Danby
1857–
Samuel Chelson Danby
1859–1942
William James Danby
1863–1942
Climena Caroline Danby
1865–1961
Ross Charles Danby
1868–1945
Dexter Richard Danby
1870–1921
Theodore Danby
1872–1874

Sources (17)

  • George Danby, "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861"
  • George Denby, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
  • George Danby in entry for W. J. Danby and Jennie Sharp, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 January 1853Charleston, Yonge, Leeds, Canada West, British Colonial America
  • Children (9)

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    Siblings (14)

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    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 3

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

    Age 9

    On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

    1846

    Age 19

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Danby in North Yorkshire, originally named in Old Norse as Danabȳ ‘settlement of the Danes’, and thus cognate with Denby .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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