Alfred Nelson Billings Sr

Brief Life History of Alfred Nelson

When Alfred Nelson Billings Sr was born on 23 August 1825, in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States, his father, Titus Billings, was 32 and his mother, Diantha Morley, was 29. He married Deborah Patten on 9 December 1851, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 15 March 1881, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alfred Nelson Billings Sr
1825–1881
Deborah Patten
1830–1902
Marriage: 9 December 1851
Alfred Nelson Billings
1852–1926
Diantha Billings
1854–1946
George Pierce Billings
1856–1931
William Wallace Billings
1858–1931
Hannah Patten Billings
1861–1894
Warren Frank Billings
1864–1945
Edith Evelyn Billings
1866–1892
Elmira "Mida" Louisa Billings
1869–1921
John Dwight Billings
1872–1955
Florence Delores Billings
1875–1881

Sources (43)

  • Alfd N Billings, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Alfred Nelson Billings Birth and Baptism
  • Alfred N. Billings, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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