Brief Life History of Joseph
Joseph Astle was born on 28 October 1829, in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom. He married Esther Bamford on 25 September 1850, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860. He died in 1862, in Montana, United States, at the age of 33.
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- Joseph Astley in household of John Bamford, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joseph Astle, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Joseph Astle in entry for Martha Ellen Astle, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Cheshire called Astle, from Old English ēast ‘east’ + hyll ‘hill’. There may also have been some confusion with Asthall and Astley . Or occasionally this may be a topographic name denoting residence on an ‘east hill’ (from Middle English ast + hill or hull), i.e. a hill to the east of a settlement.
English: perhaps also a habitational name from Astwell, Northamptonshire, from Old English ēast ‘east’ + wielle ‘spring’.
English: habitational name from Asthall, Oxfordshire, from Old English ēast ‘east’ + halh ‘nook’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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