Brief Life History of Uriah
When Uriah Castor was born on 29 January 1853, in Forward Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Benjamin Castor, was 40 and his mother, Sara Jane Armstrong, was 41. He married Virginia J. Mitchell in 1873, in Forward Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. In 1920, at the age of 67, his occupation is listed as coal miner in Forward Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. He died on 17 June 1929, in Forward Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Uriah Castor in household of Benjamin Castor, "United States Census, 1860"
- Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966
- Uriah Castor in entry for William Baker and Mame Castor, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1853–1929 Male
1855–1923 Female
Children (10)
1873–1926 Female
1875–1905 Male
1878–1937 Female
1880–1936 Female
1881–1926 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1813– Male
1813– Female
Siblings (7)
1834–1907 Female
1838– Male
1840– Male
1844– Male
1847–1921 Male
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 10
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 10
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 22
Name Meaning
French, German, Spanish, and West Indian (mainly Haiti): from the Latin personal name Castor, borne by one of the Greco-Roman mythological Dioscuri twins (the other being Pollux) and by several early Christian saints (see Kastor 1).
English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name from any of the places called Caistor, in Lincolnshire, Caister in Norfolk, or Castor in Northamptonshire, all named with Old English cæster ‘Roman fort or town’.
German: humanistic surname, a translation into Latin of Biber , from castor ‘beaver’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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