Brief Life History of William
When William Flint was born on 17 February 1825, in Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Flint, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Shepherd, was 28. He married Charlotte Limb on 1 July 1850, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 18 April 1901, in Calls Fort, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Harper Ward Cemetery, Honeyville, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- William Flint, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- William Flint, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Flint, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1854 · St. George's Hall
In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.
Name Meaning
English and German: topographic name for someone who lived near a significant outcrop of flint (from Old and Middle English, Low German flint), or a nickname for a hard-hearted or physically tough individual, metaphorically as hard as flint.
Welsh: habitational name from Flint in Clwyd, which gave its name to the old county of Flintshire.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Flinte ‘shotgun’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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WILLIAM FLINT William Flint was born February 17, 1825 in Sutton, Derbyshire, England to John Flint and Elizabeth Sheppard. William married Charlotte Limb on July 1, 1850. On February 22, 1855 Char …
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