Brief Life History of William R
When William R Neil was born on 16 August 1831, in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Neil, was 37 and his mother, Rachel Clark, was 37. He married Mary Hamilton on 12 September 1856, in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861 and Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 11 June 1905, in Charleston, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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- William Neil in household of Robt Neil, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- William Neil, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- William Neil, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1846
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Joshua Mecham BIRTH 12 Apr 1773 Canaan, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA DEATH 8 Oct 1846 (aged 73) Bonaparte, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA BURIAL Heber City Cemetery Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 74680607
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish, English (Lancashire), and Irish (Munster): from the Gaelic personal name Niall (genitive Néill), possibly derived from Irish néal ‘cloud’. In most cases the name probably represents a shortened form of the derived patronymics McNeill or the comparable Irish O'Neill .
English: variant of Neal .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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