When Royal Durfey was born on 16 March 1811, in Crosby, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada, his father, Jedediah Durfey, was 52 and his mother, Lydia Dains, was 28. He married Lydia Abell on 7 September 1833, in Crosby, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1853. He died on 11 December 1879, in Salem, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Salem City Cemetery, Salem, Utah, Utah, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Variant of Durfee , a surname of ultimately French origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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