Brief Life History of William
When William Britton was born on 3 December 1839, in Farnworth, Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Edmund Brittain, was 29 and his mother, Ann Kenyon, was 27. He married Grace Ruth Hague on 23 June 1894, in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States. He lived in Sherman, Albany, Wyoming, United States in 1910. He died on 28 January 1921, in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States, at the age of 81.
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- William Britton, "United States Census, 1910"
- William Britton, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
- William Britton, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1860
Historical Boundaries 1860: Nebraska Territory, United States 1863: Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Ogalala, Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Dakota Territory, United States 1867: Laramie, Dakota Territory, United States 1868: Laramie, Wyoming Territory, United States 1868: Albany, Wyoming Territory, United States 1890: Albany, Wyoming, United States
1878
Historic Boundaries 1878: Kootenai, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Kootenai, Idaho, United States
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Breton , and ethnic name for a Breton, from Old French Breton, the oblique case form of Old French Bret; compare Brittain and Brett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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