Brief Life History of Gustavus Adolphus Henry
When Gustavus Adolphus Henry Noon was born on 22 June 1838, in London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Peter Whitaker, was 50 and his mother, Susan Noon, was 30. He married Emma Catherine Elizabeth Slaughter on 18 January 1864, in Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth, Cape Colony, South Africa. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States in 1880 and Nogales Election Precinct, Santa Cruz, Arizona, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1854. He died on 23 March 1931, in Nogales, Santa Cruz, Arizona, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Nogales, Santa Cruz, Arizona, United States.
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- Adolphus Whittaker in household of Charles Whittaker, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Gustavus Adolphus Noon Whitaker, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Adolphus Henry Noon, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973"
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World Events (8)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1852 · First Public Lavatory Erected
George Jenning was the person that invented and gave us the public lavatory. It cost people a penny to use.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan.
Irish (Connacht): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Nuadháin ‘descendant of Nuadhán’, a personal name derived from Nuadha, the name of an ancient Celtic god.
English and Scottish: from Middle English none, Middle Dutch noene ‘noon’, the time of brightest sunshine, hence perhaps a nickname for a bright and cheerful person or for someone born at that time of day. The word is derived from Latin nona (hora) ‘ninth (hour)’, i.e. about three o’clock. The change in meaning of the vocabulary word from mid afternoon to midday, probably occurred as a result of monastic meal times being brought forward.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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