Brief Life History of Preston Denton
When Preston Denton Alder was born on 18 December 1905, in Providence, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Conrad Alder, was 39 and his mother, Julia Ann Theurer, was 35. He married Cumorah Thurgood on 18 June 1930, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 23 October 1998, in Clearfield, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Providence, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Preston D Alder, "United States 1950 Census"
- Preston D Alder, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
- Preston Denton Alder, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1908 · Utah's First National Monument
Natural Bridges National Monument was designated a National Monument in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. It is Utah’s first National Monument but didn’t get many visitors until after the uranium boom of the 1950s. Today the Monument and its park became the first International Dark Sky Park certified by the International Dark-Sky Association.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone living by an alder tree or by a group of alders, from Middle English al(d)re, alder.
German: variant of Alter .
German: status name for a senior, from Middle High German althērre ‘(respected) older gentleman’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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