William Aldridge III

Brief Life History of William

When William Aldridge III was born on 27 June 1787, in Fayette, Kentucky, United States, his father, William Aldridge Jr, was 20 and his mother, Mary Margaret Hook, was 22. He married Agnes Hume on 3 March 1808, in Campbell, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1846. He died on 13 August 1863, in Washington, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Washington, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Aldridge III
1787–1863
Elizabeth Van Blaricum
1809–1838
Marriage: 12 February 1826
Peter Aldridge
1826–1828
Mary Aldridge
1828–1903
Nancy Lydia Aldridge
1831–1891
Sariah Aldridge
1834–1902
Charles Aldridge
1835–
David Lehi Aldridge
1836–1916

Sources (55)

  • Wm Aldridge, "United States, Census, 1860"
  • William Aldridge, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • William Aldridge Jr, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1792 · Becomes the 15th State

On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English:

from the Middle English personal names Alrich or Elrich and Aldrich or Eldrich, representing any one of three Old English personal names, Æthelrīc, Ælfrīc, and Ealdrīc, formed respectively from æthel- ‘noble’, ælf ‘elf, sprite’, and (e)ald ‘old, honored’ + rīc ‘ruler’.

habitational name from Aldridge (Staffordshire), Aldridge Grove in Hampden (Buckinghamshire), or from a similarly named unidentified place in the West Midlands, recorded in Domesday Book as Alrewic, from Old English alor ‘alder’ + wīc ‘specialized farmstead’.

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

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WILLIAM ALDRIDGE - By Elaine Spencer Smith

William Aldridge (1787) By Elaine Spencer Smith I don’t know very much about William, but I do have a life sketch about his daughter, Sariah Aldridge (my Great Grandmother), which was written by her …

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