Brief Life History of David Alexander
When David Alexander Mitchell II was born on 18 June 1837, in Grahamstown, Albany, Cape Province, South Africa, his father, David Alexander Mitchell I, was 41 and his mother, Marian Amelia McKenzie, was 23. He married Christiana Gertrude Cornelia Clignet Frost on 3 December 1858, in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He registered for military service in 1866. In 1863, his occupation is listed as brickmaker in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa. He died on 9 March 1891, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- David Mitchell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: David Alexander Mitchell - Government record: birth: 18 June 1837; Grahamstown, Western Cape, South Africa
- David Aleseander Mitchell, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973"
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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.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, Untied States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1857
Historical Boundaries: 1857: Juab, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from the vernacular pronunciation in Middle English and Older Scots of the personal name Michael . See Michelson .
English and Scottish: nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’.
Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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HISTORY OF CHRISTIANNA GERTRUID CORNELIA CLIGNET FROST MITCHELL
Life Story of Christianna G. Frost And David Alexander Mitchell Christianna G. Frost was born September 7, 1842 in Uitenhage, Union of South Africa. She died on March 6, 1896 in Payson, Utah County, …
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