Edward Maughan Atkin

Brief Life History of Edward Maughan

When Edward Maughan Atkin was born on 30 October 1864, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, his father, Thomas Atkin Jr., was 31 and his mother, Mary Ann Maughan, was 25. He married Ann Janette Smith on 16 December 1886. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 4 September 1926, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Maughan Atkin
1864–1926
Ann Janette Smith
1867–1920
Marriage: 16 December 1886
Edward Leone Atkin
1888–1888
Harry Mayne Atkin
1901–

Sources (30)

  • Edward M Atkin, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Edward Maughan Atkin, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Edward Maughan Atkin, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1865 · The Assassination of a President

While attending the play "Our American Cousin" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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.

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