Joseph Carrington

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Carrington was born on 7 August 1826, his father, Henry Carrington, was 24 and his mother, Sarah Lawrence, was 26. He married Mary Ann Lavender on 2 March 1850, in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in America Township, Plymouth, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Plymouth, Iowa, United States in 1900. He died on 27 January 1907, in Iowa, United States, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Carrington
1826–1907
Mary Ann Lavender
1831–1908
Marriage: 2 March 1850
Charles Carrington
1851–1925
Louisa Carrington
1855–1936
John Henry Carrington
1857–1940
Caroline Carrington
1861–
Fred Carrington
1864–1939

Sources (18)

  • Joseph Carrington, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Joseph Carrington, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"
  • Joseph Carrington in entry for Charles E. Carrington and Mrs. Ella Wood Booth, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1846

Iowa is the 29th state.

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Plymouth, Iowa, United States

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire) called Carrington, probably named with an unattested Old English personal name Cāra + -ing- denoting association + tūn ‘settlement’.

Scottish: habitational name from a place in Midlothian named Carrington, probably from Old English Cēriheringa-tūn ‘settlement of Cērihere's people’.

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

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