Brief Life History of William
When William Kidney was born about 1820, in New York, United States, his father, Minard Kidney, was 30 and his mother, Hannah Bunton, was 30. He married Abigail Whitcomb about 1845, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 5 February 1899, in Hartland, Niagara, New York, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Hartland, Niagara, New York, United States.
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- William Kidney, "United States Census, 1870"
- William Kidney, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Wm Kidney in entry for Caroline E Goodman, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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World Events (7)
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Irish: from a mistranslation of Gaelic Ó Dubháin ‘descendant of Dubhán’, a byname from a diminutive of dubh ‘black’ (see Devine ). This was confused with the Gaelic word dubhán ‘kidney’, which is in fact a derivative of dubh ‘black’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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