Brief Life History of Orson Hyde
When Orson Hyde Eggleston was born on 3 October 1842, in Niles, Cayuga, New York, United States, his father, Samuel Eggleston, was 38 and his mother, Lurania Powers Burgess, was 34. He married Constant Ann Stephens on 4 December 1864, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Afton, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1885 and Grover, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States in 1920. In 1885, at the age of 43, his occupation is listed as dentist in Afton, Uinta, Wyoming, United States. He died on 9 February 1917, in Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Afton Cemetery, Afton, Lincoln, Wyoming, United States.
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- Orson Eggleston in household of Samuel Eggleston, "United States Census, 1850"
- Family Data Collection - Births
- Orson Hyde Eggleston, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Moving the State Capital
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Eggleston (Durham) or Egglestone (North Yorkshire). The Durham placename is from the Old English personal name Ecgwulf + tūn ‘settlement, farmstead’, whereas the North Yorkshire name is probably from the Old English personal name Ecgel + tūn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Constance (Constant) Ann Strphens Eggleston McBride
Constant Ann Stephens Eggleston McBride 1849-1926 On December 4, 1864 Constant married Orson Hyde Eggleston. Their family lived in Eden, Utah. They lived about two blocks form the Either McBri …
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