Brief Life History of Virginia Irene
When Virginia Irene Bott was born on 4 September 1911, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, her father, Joseph Barfoot Bott, was 46 and her mother, Margaret Allan Fyfe, was 42. She married Castle Keola Murphy on 6 October 1932, in Laie Hawaii Temple, Laie, Oahu, Hawaii, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Ogden City Legislative District 1, Ogden City Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940. She died on 7 October 1993, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States.
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- Virginia I Murphy, "United States 1950 Census"
- Virginia Irene Bott, "Hawaii, Marriages, 1826-1954"
- Virginia Bott Murphy, "Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008"
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1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1914 · The American Can Company of Utah Building Complex
The American Can Company of Utah Building Complex was built downtown Ogden on 20th and Lincoln Ave. It employed over 450 people and produced millions of cans of food from crops of local farmers. It was closed in 1979 but was added as a Historic Place in 2005 to the National Register. It has also become a headquarters for Amer Sports.
1933 · Sons of Utah Pioneers
Like the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, The National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers is an organization dedicated to preserving the legacy and studying the history of the Latter-day Saints Pioneers of Utah and the West. The organization is open to All good men of every age and circumstance who have an interest in the early Utah Pioneers. It is not necessary to have pioneer ancestry to join.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Old French bot ‘toad’ (compare Bottrell ). Alternatively, from the Middle English personal name Botte (a survival of Old English Botta). Compare Botting .
South German: occupational name for a messenger, from Middle High German bote ‘messenger, emissary’.
Danish: presumably from Dutch bot, both ‘flounder’ (the fish).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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