Brief Life History of Benjamin Franklin
When Benjamin Franklin Rose Jr was born in 1816, in Brumby, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Benjamin Franklin Rose Sr, was 27 and his mother, Hannah Dilley, was 29. He married Sarah Ann Whaling about 1841, in Guernsey, Guernsey, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Richland Township, Guernsey, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 June 1918, at the age of 102.
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- Benj T Rose, "United States Census, 1850"
- Benjamin Rose, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Benjamine L. Rose in entry for Vincent F. Rose and Margaret Barger, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, French, Walloon, Danish, and German: from the name of the flower, Middle English, Old French, Middle High German rose (from Latin rosa), in various applications. In part, it is a topographic name for someone who lived at a place where wild roses grew, or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house bearing the sign of the rose. It is also found, especially in Europe, as a nickname for a man with a ‘rosy’ complexion (compare 4 below). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates and similar-sounding names from other languages, e.g. Hungarian Rózsa (see Rozsa ), Slovak Róža and Czech Roza . Compare 6 below and French Larose 2.
English: from the Middle English female personal name Rohese, Roese, later Rose, Royse (ancient Germanic Hrodohaidis, Rothaid, composed of the elements hrōd ‘fame, renown’ + haid(is) ‘kind, sort’).
English and Scottish: variant of Ross .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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