David Orson Calder

Brief Life History of David Orson

When David Orson Calder was born on 18 June 1823, in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, George Calder, was 29 and his mother, Anne Swanson Johnston, was 22. He married Ann Rogers Mackay on 6 April 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 3 July 1884, in Lake Point, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Orson Calder
1823–1884
Ann Hamer
1839–1902
Marriage: 5 March 1857
David George Calder
1858–1926
Ella Calder
1860–1866
Margaret Calder
1861–1866
Mary Ann Calder
1863–1866
Dr Daniel Hamer Calder
1866–1935
Samuel Hamer Calder
1867–1921
William Hamer Calder
1869–1882
Joseph Hamer Calder
1870–1883
Henrietta Calder
1874–1909
Clara Hamer Calder
1876–1883
Elsie Hamer Calder
1879–1883
Annie Hamer Calder
1880–1926
Agnes Calder
1882–1962

Sources (100)

  • David O Calder, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: David Orson Calder - birth-name: David Orson J Calder
  • David O Calder, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1908-1949"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1832 · The Scottish Reform Act

The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from any of the places called Calder in Midlothian and Caithness, or Cawdor in Nairnshire.

English: perhaps a habitational name from Calder in Cumbria, named from the river on which it stands (probably a British name, from Welsh caled ‘hard, violent’ + dwfr ‘water, stream’). However, the modern surname in England seems to be of Scottish origin, rather than from the Cumbrian placename.

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

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Life of David O Calder

DAVID ORSON CALDER (From the Records of Valene Calder Hubbard Great Granddaughter) David Orson Calder was the oldest son of George Sutherland Calder and Ann Swanson Johnston Calder. He was bo …

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