Joshua Ogden

Brief Life History of Joshua

When Joshua Ogden was christened on 22 July 1781, in Prestwich, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Ogden, was 55 and his mother, Sarah Hulme, was 43. He married Sarah Taylor on 6 January 1803, in Prestwich, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Ogden
1781–
Sarah Taylor
1779–1826
Marriage: 6 January 1803
John Ogden
1804–
Jas Ogden
1808–1816

Sources (13)

  • Joshua Ogden, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Joshua Ogden, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
  • Joshua Ogden, "England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996"

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World Events (8)

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.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from two hamlets named Ogden in Rochdale and Oldham parishes (Lancashire). The placename derives from Old English āc + denu ‘oak valley’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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