When Archibald McFarlane Erskine was born on 9 June 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Stanley John Erskine, was 32 and his mother, Chloe Beatrice Perkins, was 29. He married Ida Reidun Olson on 2 April 1943, in King, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1945 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years and Des Moines, King, Washington, United States for about 9 years. He died on 1 July 1996, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Seattle, King, Washington, United States.
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Scottish: habitational name from the barony of Erskine in Renfrewshire, first recorded in 1226 in the form Erskyn.
History: A family of this name have held a number of Scottish titles, including the earldoms of Mar, Buchan, Kellie, and Rosslyn.
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