Brief Life History of Orson Kimball
When Orson Kimball Whitney was born on 20 January 1830, in Kirtland Township, Lake, Ohio, United States, his father, Newel Kimball Whitney, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Smith, was 29. He married Joanna Hickey Robertson on 10 March 1851, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 31 July 1884, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Orson Whitney, "United States Census, 1850"
- Orson K Whitney, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Orson K Whitney, "Utah, Obituaries from Utah Newspapers, 1850-2005"
Spouse and Children
1830–1884 Male
1825–1884 Female
Parents and Siblings
1795–1850 Male
1800–1882 Female
Siblings (14)
1823–1884 Male
1825–1873 Female
1827–1827 Male
1827– Female
1828–1828 Female
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World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
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Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Whitney in Herefordshire, the etymology of which is uncertain. The second element is Old English ēg ‘island, piece of higher ground in a low-lying area’; the first appears to be hwītan, which is either the genitive singular of an Old English byname Hwīta (meaning ‘white’), or the weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of the adjective hwīt ‘white’. The name may also derive from Whitney (now Whitney Wood) in Stevenage (Hertfordshire), probably named from Old English hwītan ‘white’ + (ge)hæge ‘enclosure’.
History: John Whitney came from London, England, to Watertown, MA, in 1635, and had numerous prominent descendents.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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