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