Brief Life History of Orson Alexander
When Orson Alexander Campbell was born on 10 April 1845, in Wirt, Allegany, New York, United States, his father, Eli Zuriel Campbell, was 38 and his mother, Amy Maxson, was 34. He had at least 1 son with Luna E. Johnson. He lived in Dane, Wisconsin, United States in 1860 and Cook, Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 6 June 1880, in New Auburn, Sibley, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in New Auburn, Sibley, Minnesota, United States.
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- Orson Campbell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Orson A Campbell, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Orsen A. Campbell, "United States Census, 1880"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Sibley, Minnesota Territory, United States 1858: Sibley, Minnesota, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish: nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + beul ‘mouth’. As a result of folk etymology, the surname was often represented in Latin documents as de bello campo ‘of the fair field’, which led to the name sometimes being ‘translated’ into Anglo-Norman French as Beauchamp .
Irish (North Armagh): adopted for Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’ (literally ‘battle chief’): see Caulfield and Cowell .
English: variant of Camel , under the influence of the Scottish name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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