Phoebe Croxall

Brief Life History of Phoebe

When Phoebe Croxall was born on 30 November 1837, in Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Croxall, was 38 and her mother, Ann Bettridge, was 35. She married Joseph Orgill on 1 August 1858, in Castle Gresley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Church Bridge, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. She died on 15 August 1893, in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Draper City Cemetery, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Orgill
1838–1927
Phoebe Croxall
1837–1893
Marriage: 1 August 1858
Sarah Ann Orgill
1860–1861
Joseph Croxall Orgill
1861–1939
William Croxall Orgill
1863–1950
Mary Orgill
1864–1865
Elizabeth Orgill
1866–1954
Phoebe Orgill
1868–1869
Orgill
1870–1870
Eliza Orgill
1870–1949
Harriet Orgill
1872–1951
Jane Orgill
1874–1874
Caroline Fletcher Orgill
1875–1929
Martha Letitia Orgill
1878–1958
Andrew Orgill
1880–1952

Sources (28)

  • 1851 England Census for Phoebe Croxall in household of George Hill (Cousin)
  • 1858 England Marriage of Joseph C Orgill & Phoebe Croxall, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers"
  • 1893 Utah Find A Grave Index for Pheobe Croxall Orgill

World Events (8)

1842

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER Ann Weaver Brown BIRTH 5 Aug 1806 Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York, USA DEATH 24 Jun 1842 (aged 35) Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, USA BURIAL Draper City Cemetery Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Show Map PLOT A-23-6 MEMORIAL ID 9037266 · View Source

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Croxall in Derbyshire.

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

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Phoebe Croxall Orgill 1837 daughter in law of Joseph Orgill

Phoebe Croxall was Born November 30, 1837 at Derbyshire, England. When she was nine months old, her mother died and her aunt Eliza and uncle Jonathan Croxall took her to raise. Though her father owned …

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