Brief Life History of William
When William Derr was born on 28 October 1813, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johannes Derr, was 50 and his mother, Elizabeth Shinnick, was 40. He married Eliza Ann Bright on 11 April 1839, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Northern Liberties Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 25 October 1897, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William Devr, "United States Census, 1850"
- Wilhelm Derr, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
- Wm Derr, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
South German and East German: nickname for a thin person, a variant of Dürr (see Durr ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Biography of William Henry Derr
(This Biography was written by Ruby Derr Cannon and submitted to the Daughters of Utah Pioneers) William Henry Derr, the son of William and Eliza Ann Bright Derr, was born Sept. 13, 1840 in Phil …
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