Brief Life History of William
When William Wilkinson was born on 22 July 1844, in Chediston, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Nathaniel Wilkinson, was 42 and his mother, Lydia Daines, was 38. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1860 and lived in Benson, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900 and Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 18 December 1919, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Hyde Park Cemetery, Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.
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Sources (11)
- William Wilkinson in household of Robert Reeder, "United States Census, 1880"
- William Wilkerson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Wilkinson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854
Historical Boundaries: 1854: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1854: Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Douglas, Nebraska, United States
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic (‘son of Wilkin’) from Wilkin . Compare Wilkerson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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William Wilkinson who was born 22 July 1844 traveled with the Franklin Brown Company (1860). He was age 15 at departure. One of the sources to see this info is the ship passenger and Manifest Lists …
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