Orson Alma Daines

25 September 1878–22 December 1956 (Age 78)
Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States

The Life Summary of Orson Alma

When Orson Alma Daines was born on 25 September 1878, in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States, his father, Robert Daines, was 49 and his mother, Sarah Ann Hymas, was 36. He married Annie Stewart Alexander on 15 June 1910, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Alberta, Canada in 1887 and lived in Cardston, Alberta, Canada for about 4 years and Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada in 1911. He died on 22 December 1956, in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 78, and was buried in Cardston Cemetery, Cardston, Cardston, Alberta, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Orson Alma Daines
1878–1956
Annie Stewart Alexander
1884–1967
Marriage: 15 June 1910
Orson Alexander Daines
1911–1996
Elsie Carol Daines
1913–1995
Page Hymas Daines
1916–1929
Robert Stewart Daines
1918–1999
Annie Beulah Daines
1922–1979
La Jeanne Daines
1924–2019

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 June 1910Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 3
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
    1890
    Age 12
    Oldest Grave seen in Memorials list
    1900 · Gold for Cash!
    Age 22
    This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

    Name Meaning

    English (mainly East Anglia and Essex): variant of Dains .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Dains

    Story Highlight

    Orson's Childhood - part one

    Orson Alexander Daines was born on June 18, 1911, and blessed on August 6th by Thomas Duce. While his father was alive he was called Orson Daines Jr., O. A. Jr., and sometimes Orson the Younger. His p …

    Sources (29)

    • Orson Alma Daines, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
    • Orson A Daines, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
    • Orson Alma Daines, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"

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