Brief Life History of William
When William Bonner was born on 19 December 1854, in Longriggend, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, George Bonner, was 31 and his mother, Margaret Edmondston, was 24. He married Sarah Eliza Bronson on 24 January 1877, in Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Wasatch, Utah, United States in 1920. He died on 18 July 1925, in Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Midway City Cemetery, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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- William Bonner, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Bonner - Government record: Census record: birth: 19 December 1854; Utah, United States
- William Bonner, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857
The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English boner(e), bonour ‘gentle, courteous’ (Old French bonnaire, shortened from debonnaire). This surname is also common in Ireland where it was adopted for Ó Cnáimhsighe, see Bonar 2.
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Ynyr ‘son of Ynyr’, a common medieval personal name derived from Latin Honorius with fused patronymic marker (a)p, normally voiced before a vowel.
German (also Bönner): from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Bonhard, formed with the element bon ‘request, petition’ (compare Latin bonus). This surname is also found in Sweden.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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George Bonner and Margaret Edmondston
George Bonner and Margaret Edmondston -- From Ireland/Scotland to Midway -- Compiled by William F Bonner Kaye Bonner June 4, 1998 Foreword: Preparation of this history has taken several …
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