William Orton, Jr.

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William Orton, Jr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Death: January 02, 1877 (68)
American Fork, Utah County, Utah, United States
Place of Burial: 26 West 600 North Street, American Fork, Utah County, Utah, 84003, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Orton, Sr. and Grace Orton
Husband of Hannah Orton (Taylor) and Elizabeth Bentley-Orton (Middlefell)
Father of Ann Taylor Orton; Thomas Taylor Orton; Samuel Taylor Orton, Sr.; Sidney Orton; Alexander H. Orton and 5 others
Brother of John Orton; Jonathan Orton; Thomas Orton; Elizabeth Orton and Ann Orton

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About William Orton, Jr.

Married June 19, 1830, in Arnold, England (Nottingham county).



Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel 1847–1868 Ira Eldredge Company (1861)

Age at departure: 52

Find a Grave

Birth: Jul. 25, 1808 Blaby Leicestershire, England

Death: Jan. 2, 1877 American Fork Utah County Utah, USA

Family links:

Spouse:
  • Hannah Taylor Orton (1803 - 1870)*
Children:
  • William Orton (1844 - 1924)*
  • Calculated relationship

Burial: American Fork Cemetery American Fork Utah County Utah, USA

Created by: Lee Drew Record added: Nov 25, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 44793187


DIED-At the residence of his son-in-law, Henry S. Buckwalter, American Fork, WILLIAM ORTON.

Deceased was born at Blaby, Leicestershire, July 25 h, 1808; embraced the Gospel in 1852, in Nottingham, England; emigrated to Utah in 1961; moved to Parowan the same fall, where he resided until within a few weeks of his death. He leaves a numerous family of children and grandchildren to mourn his loss. Parowan, Jan. 24, 1877

Deseret News
7 February 1877

Son of William Orton and Grace Greet.

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William Orton, Jr.'s Timeline

1808
July 25, 1808
Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
July 30, 1808
July 30, 1808
Daybrook, Blaby, Leicestershire, England (United Kingdom)
July 30, 1808
Blaby,Leicestershire
July 30, 1808
Blaby, Leicestershire, England
July 30, 1808
Blaby, Leicestershire, England
1822
May 19, 1822
Stanton-on-the-W, Nttghm, Eng
1823
1823
Stanton, Nttngh, Engl
1832
July 1, 1832
Carlton Hill, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom