When William Rainey was born in December 1836, in Darlington, Durham, England, his father, William Rainey, was 27 and his mother, Wilson, was 26. He married Jane Peacible Brown on 14 October 1860. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Tenhassen Township, Martin, Minnesota, United States in 1895 and Manyaska Township, Martin, Minnesota, United States in 1900. He died on 6 August 1919, in St. Peter, Nicollet, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Welcome, Martin, Minnesota, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1853: Dakota, Minnesota Territory, United States 1853: Nicollet, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Nicollet, Minnesota, United States
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Irish (Antrim and Down) and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ráighne, from a personal name derived from the Old Norse name Rǫgnvaldr, itself from ragn- ‘god, divine power’ + vald ‘power, rule’ (see Ronald , Reynold ). In Ireland the name became Mac Raighne, Ó Raighne, with modern forms Rainey, Raney, Reaney, Reanney, Reanny, Reany, Reinny, Rennie, Reyney, Ryney.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Regny (Loire, France) common in the 12th and 13th centuries.
English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Rayn(e)y, Renie, a pet form of Reynold .
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