Brief Life History of Richard Harrison
Richard Harrison Attwood was born on 2 August 1825, in Bank in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of Alexander Attwood and Mary Harrison. He married Esther Morris in 1852, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He registered for military service in 1857. In 1852, at the age of 26, his occupation is listed as traveller in Preston, Lancashire, England. He died on 25 March 1893, in Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States.
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- R W Atwood, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Richard Harrison Attwood - Published information: birth-name: Richard Harrison Atwood
- Richard Harrison Attwood, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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English: variant of Atwood .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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