Brief Life History of Joseph
Joseph Mitchell was born about 1764, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Elizabeth Newbold on 11 January 1789. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters.
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- Joseph Mitchell, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Joseph Mitchell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Joseph Mitchell in entry for Joseph Mitchell, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
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Children (6)
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World Events (5)
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from the vernacular pronunciation in Middle English and Older Scots of the personal name Michael . See Michelson .
English and Scottish: nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’.
Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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