When Mary Ann Arthur was born on 26 September 1836, in Abersychan, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Christopher Abel Arthur, was 40 and her mother, Ann Jones, was 39. She married James Whittaker Jr. on 12 March 1856, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Greenville, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 18 January 1929, in Circleville, Piute, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Circleville, Piute, Utah, United States.
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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
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Scottish, Irish, English, German, and French: from the ancient Celtic personal name Arthur. The origin of the name is disputed, but it may be derived from the Latin name Artorius, or it may derive from an old Celtic word meaning ‘bear’ (compare Gaelic art, Welsh arth, both of which mean ‘bear’). It has been in regular use as a personal name in Britain since the early Middle Ages, owing its popularity in large part to the legendary exploits of King Arthur, which gave rise to a prolific literature in Welsh, French, English, German, and other languages. In many cases this is a shortened form of Scottish or Irish McArthur , the patronymic Mac- often being dropped in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries under English influence.
West African (Ghana): Anglicized form of the Akan (Fante) name Atta .
History: President Chester Alan Arthur (1830–86) was the son of a VT Baptist preacher, William Arthur (1797–1875), who emigrated from Ballymena in northern Ireland c. 1815.
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Possible Related NamesThe Arthurs lived in the little town of Pouty Pool, Monmouthshire, South Wales. They owned a bakery and dry goods store. The father was a baker by trade. My mother said, "The oven was so large that f …
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