Walter Henry Fitzgerald Durrant

Brief Life History of Walter Henry Fitzgerald

When Walter Henry Fitzgerald Durrant was born on 9 March 1876, in Fairfield, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, William Wendon Dewey Durrant, was 34 and his mother, Ada Augusta Dawson Rendell, was 33. He married Almira Teresa Porter on 10 June 1903, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in United States in 1949 and St John, Onaqui, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 29 November 1952, in Vernon, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Vernon Cemetery, Vernon, Tooele, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Henry Fitzgerald Durrant
1876–1952
Almira Teresa Porter
1871–1918
Marriage: 10 June 1903
Rendell Porter Durrant
1904–1984
Thomas Porter Durrant
1906–1999
George Porter Durrant
1908–1969
Grace Durrant
1912–2002

Sources (56)

  • Walter H Durrant, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Walter Henry Durrant - birth-name: Walter Henry Durrant
  • Walter H. Durrant, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

World Events (8)

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.

1893

Historical Boundaries: 1893: Fremont, Idaho, United States

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English (East Anglia and southeastern England): of Norman origin, a variant of Durant 1.

French: variant, mostly Americanized, of Durant 1.

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

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Story Highlight

Aunt Sally, my dearest friend . . .

When Ada was dying after the birth of her third child Adam, she asked her dearest friend, "Aunt Sally", (possibly Sally Say), to raise her boys. Adam lived only about 3 months after Ada died.

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