When Moses Wilkinson was born on 13 February 1837, in Bradford St James, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles William Wilkinson, was 21 and his mother, Sarah Ann Mercer, was 21. He married Sarah Ann Butterworth on 8 January 1858, in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1862 and lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1867. He died on 22 January 1899, in East Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 61.
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Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
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English: patronymic (‘son of Wilkin’) from Wilkin . Compare Wilkerson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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