Brief Life History of William
When William Bull was born on 23 June 1855, in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Edward Francis Bull, was 26 and his mother, Ann Hutchings, was 20. He immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and lived in Glenville, Schenectady, New York, United States in 1880. He died on 24 February 1935, in Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in First Reformed Dutch Churchyard, West Glenville, Schenectady, New York, United States.
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Sources (13)
- William Bull, "United States Census, 1910"
- Birth of William Ancestry.com
- William Bull, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
Parents and Siblings
1828–1895 Male
1836–1896 Female
Siblings (12)
1853–1854 Male
1854– Male
1855–1935 Male
1857–1922 Male
1859–1884 Female
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World Events (8)
1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Age 5
1863
Age 8
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a strong, aggressive, bull-like man, from Middle English bule, bole. Occasionally, the name may denote a keeper of a bull (compare Bulman ), or possibly someone who lived at a building distinguished by the sign of a bull.
German (mainly northern): from Middle Low German bulle ‘bull’, used as a nickname for a cattle breeder, keeper, or dealer. Compare South German Ochs .
South German: nickname for a short fat man, a variant of Bolle , or a nickname for a man with the physical characteristics of a bull.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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