William Heaton

Brief Life History of William

When William Heaton was born on 10 March 1827, in Little Horton, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Jonathan Heaton, was 32 and his mother, Frances Wild O'Dwyer, was 23. He married Esther Beilby on 10 February 1851, in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. He lived in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Saint Joseph, Mohave, Arizona, United States in 1870. In 1870, at the age of 43, his occupation is listed as farmer in Saint Joseph, Mohave, Arizona, United States. He died on 22 September 1877, in Orderville, Kane, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Orderville Cemetery, Orderville, Kane, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Heaton
1827–1877
Esther Beilby
1830–1875
Marriage: 10 February 1851
Christopher Beilby Heaton
1852–1895
William McDonald Heaton
1855–1856
Jonathan Heaton
1857–1930
Alvin Franklin Heaton
1860–1910
Wilford Wilde Heaton
1862–1936
Fred Walker Heaton
1866–1914

Sources (82)

  • William Henton, "United States Census, 1870"
  • William Heaton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" ( 10 Mar 1827 )
  • William Heaton, "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-1920" ( Jan-Feb-Mar qtr Year 1851 )

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1832 · The Scottish Reform Act

The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from any of various places called with Old English hēah ‘high’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’: Heaton (Yorkshire, Northumberland); Heaton Norris, Heaton under Horwich, Heaton with Oxcliffe, Great Heaton, Little Heaton (all Lancashire); Capheaton, Kirkheaton (Northumberland); Cleckheaton, Hanging Heaton, Kirkheaton (Yorkshire). This surname was taken to Ireland in the mid 17th century, and within Ireland is now mainly found in Ulster.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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