Lorin Whiting Babbitt

Brief Life History of Lorin Whiting

When Lorin Whiting Babbitt was born on 18 September 1806, in New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William Babbitt, was 40 and his mother, Lydia Bishop, was 40. He married Almira Castle on 28 February 1828, in Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Washington Township, DeKalb, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 29 August 1883, in Stewartsville, DeKalb, Missouri, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Washington Township, DeKalb, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lorin Whiting Babbitt
1806–1883
Almira Castle
1810–1845
Marriage: 28 February 1828
Loren Babbit
1829–1829
Elizabeth Elmira Babbitt
1830–1907
Martha Lydia Babbitt
1832–1858
Jerome Hiram Babbitt
1834–1915
Loren Lamoni Babbitt
1835–1915
Amon Babbitt
1838–1838
Mary Babbitt
1840–1840
Lyman Wight Babbitt
1842–1843
Sarah Emiline Babbitt
1845–1845

Sources (37)

  • Lowren Babitt, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Lorin Babbit, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Loren Whitney Babbitt, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1821

Historical Boundaries: 1821: Pike, Illinois, United States

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English (Suffolk and Somerset): variant of Bobbitt . This surname is now extinct in Britain.

History: The founder of the American Babbitt family was Edward Bobet, who came to Plymouth Colony in 1643.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Lorin W. Babbit joint the RLDS after leaving Beaver in 1856

The following two quotes came from http://www.centerplace.org/history/ch/v3ch23.htm. The Church referred to was the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. "The Annual Conference was …

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