Brief Life History of Joseph Croxall
When Joseph Croxall Orgill was born on 4 August 1861, in Castle Gresley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Orgill, was 22 and his mother, Phoebe Croxall, was 23. He married Martha Maria Shipley on 17 June 1885, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 8, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930. He died on 14 January 1939, in Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Draper City Cemetery, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph C Orgil, "United States Census, 1930"
- Joseph Croxall Orgill, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Joseph C in entry for Ella Shipley Orgill, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Name Meaning
English (Midlands): nickname from Middle English, Old French orgueil ‘pride’ (compare Pride ) or sometimes perhaps a post-medieval shortening of Orgiles, from the adjective orguilus ‘proud’. The French word may have been reinforced by the synonymous Middle English orgel (Old English orgol, orgel).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIOGRAPHY OF JOSEPH CROXALL ORGILL
Joseph Croxall Orgill was born 4 August 1861 in Castle Gresley, Derbyshire, England to Joseph C. and Phoebe Croxall Orgill. His father, Joseph C. Orgill, was born 30 September 1838 in Woo …
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