Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Denny was born on 29 April 1885, in Huerfano, Colorado, United States, his father, Eugene Rudolph Denny, was 37 and his mother, Martha Frances Green, was 23. He married Anna Marie Hansen on 9 April 1910, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Star Election Precinct, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1930. He died on 17 August 1955, in Milford, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Milford, Beaver, Utah, United States.
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- William Henry Denny, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- William Denney, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- William Henry Denny, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1890 · Gold is Discovered
In 1890, Robert Miller Womack discovers a rich gold deposit along Cripple Creek, near the western slope of Pikes Peak. This would become the richest gold strike in the Rocky Mountin area.
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Middle English Den(n)y, a pet form of the personal name Denis (see Dennis ). Compare Tenney .
English: habitational name from Danny in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, recorded as Danye in 1343. Alternatively, the name may arise from Denny in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, but no medieval evidence with a habitative preposition has been found in the case of the latter.
Scottish: habitational name from Denny in Stirlingshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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