When Alexander Morris Ledingham was born on 7 February 1830, in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Alexander Ledingham, was 27 and his mother, Mary Morris, was 31. He married Janet Bremner Farquhar on 13 December 1850, in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1866 and lived in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. His occupation is listed as tinsmith, and gasfitter in Scotland, Taylor Township, Greene, Indiana, United States. He died on 25 March 1904, in Newton, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Newton, Cache, Utah, United States.
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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
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
Scottish (Aberdeen): probably a local habitational name from an unidentified place, possibly Ledikin in Culsalmond, which is recorded in 1600 as Ledinghame. Compare Leadingham .
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