Brief Life History of William Donaldson
When William Donaldson Moffat was born on 11 February 1848, in Vogrie, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, David Kay Moffat, was 36 and his mother, Janet Leishman, was 31. He married Ann Eliza Barnes on 3 May 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. His occupation is listed as miner in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States. He died on 26 October 1890, in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William Moffitt, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Muffet, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- William D Moffat, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1856
Historical Boundaries: *1856: Monroe, Nebraska Territory, United States 1860: Platte, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Platte, Nebraska, United States *Monroe County was absorbed by Platte County
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Moffatt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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