Brief Life History of George Richard
George Richard Alderton was born in 1846, in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom as the son of Richard Alderton and Ann Homes. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1853.
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Sources (2)
- George Alderton, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
- George R. Alderton, "Mormon Migration Database, 1840-1932"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of a number of places called Alderton. Those in Suffolk and Shropshire (Alretuna in Domesday Book) are named with Old English alor + tūn, meaning ‘the settlement by the alders’. Those in Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, and Wiltshire are named with the Old English personal name Ealdhere, meaning ‘settlement associated with Ealdhere’. The one in Essex contains a different personal name, probably the woman's name Æthelwaru. In England, the surname is most common in East Anglia, making the places in Suffolk and Essex the most likely sources.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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