When Fredrick Alfred Singleton was born on 1 January 1841, in Winsham, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Francis Singleton, was 22 and his mother, Amelia Ann Williams, was 19. He married Matilda Binmore on 13 September 1863, in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Portsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 4 January 1928, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
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English (Lancashire and West Yorkshire):
habitational name from Singleton (Lancashire), probably from Old English scingol ‘shingle, wooden roof tile’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. Bearers of this surname are said to be descended from Ughtred de Sinleton, holder of lands in Amounderness wapentake (Lancashire) c. 1160–90. This name was first recorded in Ireland in 1308 and firmly established in Louth and Monaghan during the 17th century.
habitational name from Singleton (Sussex), probably from Old English sængel, sengel ‘bundle, tuft’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
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