William Newlove Atkinson

Brief Life History of William Newlove

When William Newlove Atkinson was born on 2 May 1840, in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, William Atkinson, was 27 and his mother, Phoebe Ann Campbell, was 30. He married Selina Knighton on 18 December 1861, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. In 1860, at the age of 20, his occupation is listed as none listed. He died on 14 March 1928, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Newlove Atkinson
1840–1928
Selina Knighton
1841–1927
Marriage: 18 December 1861
Sarah Jane Atkinson
1863–1902
William Henry Atkinson
1865–1964
Selina Atkinson
1867–1867
George Newlove Atkinson
1870–1941
Mary Atkinson
1873–1873
Melvina Atkinson
1876–1879
Melvin Atkinson
1878–1940
Oscar Atkinson
1883–1967

Sources (34)

  • Wm L Atkinson in household of Wm Atkinson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Utah State Division of State History (birth and death records)
  • William Newlove Atkinson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

1860

Historical Boundaries: 1860: Millard, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Millard, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (northern): patronymic from the personal name Atkin or Adkin, pet forms of Adam.

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

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Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Trail Excerpt by William N Atkinson

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Trail Excerpt by William N Atkinson Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Source of Trail Excerpt: Atkinson, William N., [Autobiographical sketch], in Jane Jennin …

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