Brief Life History of Sanford Lorenzo
When Sanford Lorenzo Colton was born on 16 June 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Philander Colton, was 33 and his mother, Polly Matilda Merrill, was 27. He married Nancy Louella Workman on 30 September 1891, in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Searchlight, Clark, Nevada, United States in 1910 and Burbank, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1920. In 1894, at the age of 49, his occupation is listed as freighters. they ran horse drawn wagons between vernal and price. in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States. He died on 21 November 1929, in Price, Carbon, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Price, Carbon, Utah, United States.
Photos and Memories (5)
Do you know Sanford Lorenzo? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (37)
- Sanford L Colton, "United States Census, 1910"
- Sanford L Colton, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
- Sanford L. Colton, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846 · First Nauvoo Temple Dedicated
On May 1-3, 1846, the Nauvoo Illinois Temple was fully dedicated. It was the second temple that had been built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was the first temple with an angel Moroni on top, in the case of this temple it also doubled as a weather vane. Before the saints left Nauvoo they gathered in great numbers to go through.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire): habitational name from any of various places called Colton in England. Examples in Norfolk, Staffordshire, and North Yorkshire are from the Old English personal name Cola (or the cognate Old Norse Koli; see Cole 2) + Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’. The place so named in Somerset has as its first element the Old English personal name Cūla (of uncertain origin). The one in Cumbria has a river name apparently derived from a Celtic word meaning ‘hazel’. This English name is also common in Ireland; it was the name of a bishop of Derry in 1397. There seems also to have been confusion with Culliton .
Scottish and Irish (Monaghan): shortened and altered form of Gaelic Mac Haldan, ‘son of Haldan’, see Haldane .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.