Brief Life History of James Henry
When James Henry Bloomfield was born on 25 September 1853, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, John Bloomfield, was 31 and his mother, Mary Ann Webster, was 30. He married Esther Bloomfield on 7 November 1881, in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Tottenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Alberta, Canada in 1916. He died on 21 January 1925, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 71, and was buried in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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- James H Bloomfield, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- James Henry Blomfield, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- James Henry Blomfield, "Find A Grave Index"
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1855 · Lager Beer Riot
The Lager Beer Riot came at a time in Chicago's history where large waves of Irish and German immigrants moved to the city. The Riot was started because the Mayor of the city renewed enforcement of an old liquor ordinance mandating that taverns be closed on Sundays and to raise the cost of a license to sell liquor from $50 to $300 each year. This didn't sit well with the German immigrants because they felt like it was directed towards them and their heritage. There was only one death throughout the time of the riot, though protesters claimed that it was more.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Jewish Blumfeld: artificial compound of Yiddish blum ‘flower’ + feld ‘field’.
English (East Anglia): from Blundeville, Norman habitational name from Blonville-sur-Mer in Calvados, France. The first element is probably an Old Norse personal name; the second is Old French ville ‘settlement’. In the 16th and 17th centuries in England, the endings -field and -ville were often used interchangeably; one branch of the Blundeville family continued using the -ville spelling while another chose Blom(e)field or Bloomfield.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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