Diantha Morley

Brief Life History of Diantha

When Diantha Morley was born on 23 August 1796, in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Thomas E Morley Sr, was 38 and her mother, Editha Marsh, was 33. She married Titus Billings on 16 February 1817, in Lake, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 14 May 1879, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Titus Billings
1793–1866
Diantha Morley
1796–1879
Marriage: 16 February 1817
Samuel Dwight Billings
1817–1878
Titus Billings
1832–1844
Thomas Addington Billings
1819–1903
Ebenezer Billings
1820–
Emily Billings
1822–1822
Martha Billings
1822–1822
Alfred Nelson Billings Sr
1825–1881
George Pierce Billings
1827–1896
Eunice Billings
1830–1914

Sources (36)

  • Diantha Billing in household of Titus Billing, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Dianthy, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Diantha Morley, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Morley (for example in Derbyshire, County Durham, Norfolk, and Yorkshire), or Moreleigh in Devon, all of which are named from Old English mōr ‘moor’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Irish (Mayo): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murghaile ‘descendant of Murghal’, a personal name based on muir ‘sea’ + gal ‘valour’.

Irish (Mayo): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murthuile ‘descendant of Murthuile’, a personal name derived from muir ‘sea’ + tuile ‘tide’.

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

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