When William Penn Troth was born on 31 March 1817, in Bridgeport Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Troth, was 27 and his mother, Hannah Baker, was 25. He married Malinda Farquhar Brown on 12 September 1848. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 20 September 1897, in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.
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English (Worcestershire and Warwickshire): nickname from Middle English tro(u)th(e), trowth(e), truth(e) ‘good faith, loyalty’ (Old English trēowth), for a loyal person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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