Brief Life History of Deborah
When Deborah Patten was born on 11 April 1830, in Fairplay Township, Greene, Indiana, United States, her father, John Patten Sr., was 42 and her mother, Hannah Ingersoll, was 32. She married Alfred Nelson Billings Sr on 9 December 1851, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1850 and Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 18 June 1902, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Deborah Billings in household of Alfd N Billings, "United States Census, 1860"
- Deborah Patten, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Deborah Patten Billings, "BillionGraves Index"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Iowa, United States 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English:
occasionally a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of clogs, from Middle English paten ‘clog’ (Old French patin).
variant of Patton (a Middle English pet form of Patrick) with -in substituted for -on.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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That Mother of mine
Deborah Patten Billings was called to go through the trial of the church in the early years. The family followed the counsel given to them. Warren Frank Billings her son had this to say about his mot …
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