Brief Life History of William Herbert
When William Herbert Withington was born on 1 February 1835, in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William Withington, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Williams Ford, was 29. He married Julia Chittenden Beebe on 6 June 1858, in Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 27 June 1903, in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (32)
- William H Withington in household of Mary Withington, "Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
- William Herbert Withington, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
- William Herbert Withington, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1835–1903 Male
1840–1920 Female
Children (8)
1862–1863 Female
1864–1866 Female
1868–1957 Female
1871–1927 Male
1878–1880 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1798–1892 Male
1805–1891 Female
Siblings (6)
1833–1859 Male
1835–1903 Male
1840– Female
1842– Female
1844–1877 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 1
1837
Age 2
1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
Age 19
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name mainly from Withington in Lancashire and Cheshire, though occasionally from any of the other places so named in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, and Staffordshire, or Witherington Farm in Standlynch (Wiltshire). The placenames derive from Old English wīthign ‘willow, willow copse’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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