When Donald Atterberry Underhill was born on 18 March 1937, in Washington, United States, his father, Edwin Marion Underhill, was 29 and his mother, Marion Elizabeth Cole, was 27. He died on 2 January 2000, in Oregon, United States, at the age of 62.
English: topographic name for someone who lived below or in the lee of a hill, from Middle English under + hill.
History: John Underhill (c. 1597–1672) was born in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. His father was a mercenary in the Netherlands, and he himself became a cadet in the Prince of Orange's guards. In 1630 he emigrated to Boston, MA, where he was appointed captain of militia. In 1664–65 he played a significant role in helping to bring the Dutch colony of New Netherland under English control.
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