Brief Life History of Ruthy Ann
When Ruthy Ann Kington was born on 29 September 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Thomas Kington III, was 50 and her mother, Margaret Pisel, was 31. She died on 24 June 1850, in United States, at the age of 5.
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Sources (6)
- Ruth Ann Kington, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ruth Ann Kington, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- Research Log for Ruthy Ann Kington by BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy
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World Events (5)
1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Kington Saint Michael or West Kington (both Wiltshire), Kington (Worcestershire), Kington in Thornbury (Gloucestershire), Kington in Claverdon (Warwickshire), Old Kington (Herefordshire), or any of the three places called Kington in Dorset. The placenames derive from Old English cyne ‘royal’ or cyning ‘king’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Ruth Ann Kington
Ruth Ann Kington, born 29 September 1844 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois; died 24 June 1850 by Salt Creek in Nebraska. Remembered at the Pioneer Children’s Memorial; Stone 1 (left side) Ruth Ann Kingto …
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