Brief Life History of Philip
When Philip Orr was born on 28 December 1792, in North Carolina, United States, his father, William Orr, was 31 and his mother, Caty Walker, was 27. He married Lucy Draper on 10 October 1819, in Auburn, Lincoln, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 10 March 1844, in Pike, Missouri, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Pike, Missouri, United States.
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- Philip Orr, "United States Census, 1840"
- Philip Orr, "Find A Grave Index"
- The Drapers in America, being a history and gen...
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English: from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Orre (Old Norse Orri, originally a byname meaning ‘black grouse’).
Scottish (southwestern): nickname from Scottish Gaelic odhar ‘dun, of sallow complexion’. This surname is also common in Ireland. It was brought to Ulster from Scotland in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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