Brief Life History of Joseph Bates
When Joseph Bates Noble was born on 14 January 1810, in Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Ezekiel Noble Jr, was 22 and his mother, Theodocia Bates, was 20. He married Mary Adeline Beman on 11 September 1834, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1842. He died on 17 August 1900, in Dingle, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph B Nobles, "United States Census, 1840"
- Joseph B Nobles, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Joseph Bates Noble, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and French: status name or nickname from Middle English, Old French noble ‘high-born, distinguished, illustrious’ (from Latin nobilis), denoting someone of lofty birth or character, or someone who poses as a nobleman, or perhaps also ironically someone of low station. The surname has been established in Ireland since the 13th century, but was re-introduced in the 17th century and is now found mainly in Ulster. Compare French Lenoble .
Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German Knöbel, Knobel , and Nobel .
Spanish: nickname from noble ‘noble’ or ‘courteous, kind’ (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The NOBLE-SMITH HOME, NAUVOO, ILLINOIS
THE BUILDER OF THE HOUSE Joseph Bates Noble, who erected this house, was born in Massachusetts in 1810, but spent his youth and young manhood in New York State, where he had moved with his parents. T …
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