Brief Life History of Orson S
When Orson S Billings was born on 10 May 1809, in Smyrna, Smyrna, Chenango, New York, United States, his father, John Billings Jr, was 43 and his mother, Lucina Farrington, was 43. He married Sophronia Sally Buell on 4 September 1831, in Sherburne, Sherburne, Chenango, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Lagrange, Lorain, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Ohio, United States in 1870. He died on 11 March 1876, in Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Ridgelawn Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States.
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- Orson Billings, "United States Census, 1870"
- Orson S Billings, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Orson Billings, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
Name Meaning
English (Midlands): variant of Billing , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Orson Daniel O D Billings was born in 1810 in England, the son of Ebenezer. He married Naucisse Maria Young and they had ten children together. He then married Phoebe Almira Lewis Billings on December …
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