Daniel Herron

Brief Life History of Daniel

Daniel Herron was born about 1801, in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland. He married Mary Anderson about 1825, in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died from 1837 to 1841, in Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Herron
1801–1841
Mary Anderson
1798–1841
Marriage: about 1825
Robina Heron
1826–
Helen Heron
1828–
Mary Anderson Heron
1830–1871
Alexander Herron
1832–1890
Margaret Herron
1835–1893
Daniel Heron
1837–

Sources (10)

  • Birth and Baptism Records for the Children of Daniel and Mary Heron
  • Daniel Heron, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"
  • David in entry for Alexander Herron, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

World Events (7)

1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

1811 · The Tron Riot

The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.

1813 · The Court of Session Act 1813

The United Kingdom Parliament helped Scotland by creating the divisions necessary for better construction of their judiciary system. The Act was later repealed by the Court of Session Act 1988.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Harome (North Yorkshire), from Old English (æt thǣm) hārum ‘at the (gray) stones’, dative plural of hār ‘gray, stone’.

English and Scottish: nickname probably for a tall, thin man with long legs, from Old French hairon ‘heron’, Anglo-Norman French heron, Middle English heiroun, heyron, herne, heron. Compare Hearn and Heron .

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from (Le) Héron in France (Seine-Maritime).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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