Archibald Newell Hill

Brief Life History of Archibald Newell

When Archibald Newell Hill was born on 25 August 1816, in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Alexander Hill, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Currie, was 40. He married Isabella Hood on 21 February 1840, in West Gwillimbury Township, Simcoe, Canada West, British North America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 2 January 1900, in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Archibald Newell Hill
1816–1900
Caroline Graham
1841–1906
Marriage: 15 January 1889
Sarah Louisa Graham Hill
1859–1936
Martha Ellen Hill
1862–1922
Perley Alexander Hill
1871–1961
Daniel LeRoy Graham Hill
1874–1874
Audrey Graham Hill
1874–1891

Sources (121)

  • Archibald Hill, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Archibald N. Hill, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Archibald N Hill, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

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Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.

English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .

German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.

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

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Archibald Newell Hill

ARCHIBALD NEWELL HILL On February 21, 1840 Archibald Newell Hill married Isabella Hood daughter of congregational Minister and weaver at township of Tosoronto. In the spring of the following year ( …

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