Brief Life History of William James
When William James Gibson was born on 29 January 1823, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Francis West Gibson, was 48 and his mother, Frances Harriet 'Fannie' Greenwood, was 38. He died on 26 August 1823, in his hometown, at the age of 0.
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- Legacy NFS Source: William James Gibson - Published information: birth-name: William James Gibson
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English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Gibb (a pet form of Gilbert) + son, hence ‘son of Gibb’. The name is very common in Ireland, having arrived in that country in the 17th century. It is also occasionally adopted for Ó Gibealláin, see Giblin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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