Brief Life History of William
When William Tait was born on 3 November 1818, in Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, his father, John Tate, was 39 and his mother, Mary McGuire, was 35. He married Mary Pridey on 2 February 1840, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. His occupation is listed as farmer in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States. He died on 29 October 1896, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Cedar City Cemetery, Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States.
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- William Tals, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Tait - birth-name: William Tait
- William Taite, "India Marriages, 1792-1948 "
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English and Older Scots tait(e) ‘merry, eager, lively’ (Old Norse teitr), also used as a personal name. Compare Tate .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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