Brief Life History of William Murray
When William Murray Dalrymple was born on 10 June 1816, in Darlington, South Carolina, United States, his father, John Dalrymple, was 42 and his mother, Jane "Jennie" Large, was 30. He married Mary Hudson in 1837, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States in 1860 and Stokes Bridge Township, Darlington, South Carolina, United States in 1880. He died in November 1891, in Darlington, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Stokes Bridge Township, Darlington, South Carolina, United States.
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Sources (4)
- William Derumple, "United States Census, 1850"
- William Dalrymple in entry for George Dalrymple, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
- Wm Dalrymple, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1822 · Slave Rebellion
On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called "the rising." The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from a place in Ayrshire, named with Gaelic dail ‘field, meadow’ + an unexplained second element.
History: The Dalrymple family which held the earldom of Stair can be traced to William de Dalrymple, who in 1429 acquired the estate of Stair in Kyle, Ayrshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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