Ruth Hannah Newton

Brief Life History of Ruth Hannah

When Ruth Hannah Newton was born on 1 April 1837, in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Benjamin Newton, was 45 and her mother, Ruth Whiteley, was 40. She married William Draper Jr on 17 April 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1853 and lived in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 4 April 1896, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Moroni City Cemetery, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Draper Jr
1807–1886
Ruth Hannah Newton
1837–1896
Marriage: 17 April 1854
Almyra Laura Draper
1855–1875
Kimball Newton Draper
1857–1923
Barnibus Draper
1859–1859
Joseph Oscar Draper
1861–1926
Amos Draper Sr.
1863–1944
Tranquilla Draper
1865–1947
Ruth Hannah Draper
1867–1950
Launy Olive Draper
1869–1967
Chester Draper
1873–1888
Miriam "Myrum" Ellinor Draper
1875–1965

Sources (50)

  • Ruth A Draper, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Ruth Hannah Newton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Ruth H Newton Draper, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1857

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER Andria Christensen BIRTH 10 Nov 1855 DEATH Aug 1857 (aged 1) BURIAL Moroni City Cemetery Moroni, Sanpete County, Utah, USA PLOT On The Plains MEMORIAL ID 89437112 · View Source

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the many places in England and Scotland so named, from Old English nīwe ‘new’ + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’, or Middle English neue ‘new’ + toun ‘settlement, town’. According to Ekwall, this is the commonest English placename. For this reason, the surname has a highly fragmented origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Tranquilla Draper

“Moroni, Dec 12 - Funeral services for Mrs. Tranquilla Draper Dye, 83, will be conducted at 2 PM Saturday (December 13, 1947) in the West Ward Chapel, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by Ra …

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