Brief Life History of William Ditton
When William Ditton Camp was born on 22 February 1854, in Saratoga, New York, United States, his father, Royal Camp, was 26 and his mother, Mary E. Enos, was 24. He had at least 4 sons and 7 daughters with Amelia Gibbon. He lived in West Turin, Lewis, New York, United States in 1880 and Castorland, Lewis, New York, United States in 1900. He died on 5 October 1909, in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in North Watertown Cemetery, Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States.
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Sources (17)
- William Camp in household of Elisha B Murdock, "United States Census, 1870"
- William D Camp, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- William in entry for Roland D. Camp and Marion H. P. Stone, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
Spouse and Children
1854–1909 Male
1857–1904 Female
Children (11)
1875–1937 Male
1877–1936 Female
1880–1964 Female
1882–1944 Female
1882– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1828–1855 Male
1830– Female
Siblings (3)
1851– Female
1853–1917 Male
1854–1909 Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 9
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 9
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 16
Name Meaning
Dutch (also Van de Camp) and North German: from camp ‘enclosed, fenced, or hedged piece of land, field’, from Latin campus ‘plain’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by such a field. Compare Kamp .
English: from Middle English kempe ‘warrior’; see Kemp . The spelling Camp may be due to the influence of Old English camp ‘battle’ and campian ‘to fight’, or of Old French campion ‘warrior, champion’.
French: mainly southern form of Champ .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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