Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Kimber was born on 21 March 1816, in Cold Ash, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Kimber, was 31 and his mother, Hannah Pickett, was 27. He married Mary Ann Owen on 17 June 1844, in Thatcham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1863 and lived in Bucklebury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Thatcham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died on 12 July 1865, at the age of 49, and was buried in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Kimber in household of James Kimber, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Joseph Kimber, 1816, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Joseph Kimber & Mary Ann Owen, 1844, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1830
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Name Meaning
English: probably a habitational name from East and West Kimber in the parish of Northlew in Devon, so named from Old English cempa ‘warrior’ (or the Old English personal name Cempa) + bearn ‘grove, wood’. It may also be an altered form of Kimbrough , or a variant of Kember (see Keemer ).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Kinberg .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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