Identity area
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Person
Authorized form of name
Orr, William
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Dates of existence
1813-1894
History
William Orr, one of five sons of Robert Orr and Margaret Crawford, was born in Renfrewshire, Scotland, on the 11 October 1813. In 1819, William, his parents, and seven other siblings emigrated to Prince Edward Island and settled in New Glasgow. William married Janet Semple (1822-1902) and they had twelve children: James, William, Robert J., Oliver O., Lemuel, Albert, Richard, Mark, Lizzie, Mary, Marguerite, and Hallie. In the late 1870s, William and Janet moved to Hollister, California. William died in San Filipe, California on the 24 April 1894.
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RAD 22.1D; 22.12A
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
26 March 2002. Entered into AtoM 25 November 2014.
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Accession # 2644