Mark Foxon

Brief Life History of Mark

When Mark Foxon was born on 14 February 1848, in Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Foxon, was 53 and his mother, Ann Ellis, was 38. He married Elizabeth Martin on 26 December 1872, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1888 and lived in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years. He died on 15 December 1932, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

Mark Foxon
1848–1932
Elizabeth Martin
1850–1926
Marriage: 26 December 1872
Ernest George Foxon
1873–
Harriet Florence Foxon
1875–
Clara Ann Foxon
1877–1952
Horace Martin Foxon
1879–1966
Gertrude Elizabeth Foxon
1880–1913
Mary Burley Foxon
1882–
Mark Frederick Foxon
1884–1926
Sarah May Foxon
1886–1950
Ethel Emma Foxon
1888–1941
Thomas Arthur Foxon
1890–1957

Sources (60)

  • Mack Faxon, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Mark Foxon, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
  • Mark Foxon, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"

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World Events (8)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President

Abraham Lincoln was Elected President of the United States in November of 1860

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

1 English: relationship name from the Middle English personal name Folk ( see Fowke ) + the patronymic marker -son.

2 English: variant of Foxton .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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