Brief Life History of William Alfred
When William Alfred Rossiter was born on 26 February 1843, in Bermondsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom, his father, William A. Rossiter, was 27 and his mother, Mary Jane Smith, was 23. He married Eliza Ann Crabtree on 27 December 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Newton St Cyres, Devon, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. In 1900, at the age of 57, his occupation is listed as collector in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 25 September 1913, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William A Rossiter in household of William Rossiter, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- London England Births and Baptisms,
- William Alfred Rossiter, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Rochester , probably from the Kent placename rather than any of the Northumberland names. This Anglo-Norman name has been established since the 12th century in Ireland, where it is Gaelicized as Rosaitear.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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