Brief Life History of Jane
Jane White was born on 7 June 1857, in Locust Gap, Mount Carmel Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States as the daughter of David White and Isabella Mark. She married Dell Dalton on 29 November 1875. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Arbon, Power, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 26 June 1931, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Jane White in entry for Dora Dalton Emery, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Jane Hendry White dalton, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Jane Dalton in entry for Dell Dalton and Mary Simpson, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1855–1914 Male
1857–1931 Female
Children (13)
1876–1891 Female
1878–1943 Male
1880–1905 Male
1883–1911 Female
1885–1885 Female
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 6
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 6
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English white, wit (Old English hwīt ‘white’), hence a nickname for someone with white hair or a pale complexion. In some cases it is perhaps from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Hwīta, a short form of names in Hwīt- (from hwīt ‘white’). The name may also be topographic, referring to someone who lived by a bend or curve in a river or road (from Old English wiht ‘bend’), the source of the placename of Great Whyte in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire (compare Wight ). This name is also a variant of Wight . The surname White is also very common among African Americans.
Irish and Scottish: adopted for any of several Irish and Scottish Gaelic names based on bán ‘white, fair’ (see Bain 1, McElwain ) or fionn ‘fair’ (see Finn 1). The English surname has been Gaelicized in Ireland as de Faoite.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘white’, for example German Weiss , French Blanc , Polish Białas (see Bialas ), Slovenian Belec , or any other synonymous Slavic surname beginning with Bel-, Bev-, Biel- or Bil-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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