Rebecca Petro Atkin

11 December 1886–24 December 1965 (Age 79)
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Rebecca Petro

When Rebecca Petro Atkin was born on 11 December 1886, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, George B. Atkin, was 50 and her mother, Emma Johnson, was 23. She married Moroni Howarth Ostler on 20 October 1921, in Tooele, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in World for about 15 years. She died on 24 December 1965, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moroni Howarth Ostler
1883–1957
Rebecca Petro Atkin
1886–1965
Marriage: 20 October 1921
Moroni George Ostler
1922–1922
Emma Beyrl Ostler
1923–2012
Dorothy Sharol Ostler
1925–2005
Alice Rebecca Ostler
1927–2002
Myrtice Ostler
1930–2014

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 October 1921Tooele, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (3)

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
    Age 4
    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
    1894 · The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed.
    Age 8
    The Genealogical Society of Utah is formed. - A precursor society to FamilySearch, the GSU was organized on November 13,1894, in the Church Historian's Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
    1907 · Not for profit elections
    Age 21
    The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Atkin (composed of Ade + the diminutive suffix -kin). This is one of the many medieval pet forms of Adam . Compare Scottish Aitken .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Adam
    Akin
    Aikens
    Atkinson
    Atkins

    Story Highlight

    Sewing, Cheeseburgers, and Prayers with Grandma.

    I am Kathleen Bowen Frost, oldest daughter of Emma Beyrl Ostler Bowen, who was the oldest daughter of Moroni and Rebecca Ostler. I was the oldest of their 23 grandchildren. I'm not positive, but befor …

    Sources (28)

    • Rebecca Petro Atkin Ostler in household of Moroni H Ostler, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
    • Miss Rebecca Petro Atkin, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
    • Rebecca Petro Atkin Ostler, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"

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