Researching Return Torrey
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11 people with the Torrey surname? In that year Torrey was ranked number 3568 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Return Torrey on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Return Torrey and the Torrey Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 5 people with the Torrey surname in the UK? Torrey is now ranked number 4036 for popularity in the UK. |
Torrey Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Torrey surname in the USA? Torrey is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Return Torrey
Return Delos Torrey (March 24, 1835 – November 2, 1893) was an American miller from Oshkosh, Wisconsin who spent one two-year term (1877–1878) as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from the 19th District (Winnebago County).
Torrey was born in Madison, Ohio. He moved to Fall River, Wisconsin in 1850, then to Neenah, Wisconsin in 1861. In 1871, Torrey moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. He served as county treasurer of Winnebago County, Wisconsin from 1871 to 1878. He died November 2, 1893 in Chicago, Illinois. He had lived in that city for about ten years, and had become active in its local politics.
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