Brief Life History of Oraneius Franklin
When Oraneius Franklin Parrish was born in July 1838, in Ohio, United States, his father, William Rice Parrish, was 22 and his mother, Alvina Lucina Belcher, was 23. He married Sarah E. White on 17 September 1864, in Box Elder, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1870.
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Sources (6)
- Oren Parrish, "United States Census, 1870"
- Oren E. Parish, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Orren Parrish, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
Name Meaning
English (mainly southern): from the Old French habitational name and personal name Paris . Parrish is the most common form of the name in English, and is the result of confusion between -s and -sh (compare Norris ), reinforced by folk etymological association with the modern English word parish.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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