Thomas Adams

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Adams was born on 6 August 1830, in Raunds, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Adams, was 29 and his mother, Rebecca Vorley, was 28. He married Mary Elizabeth Hazeldine on 24 January 1853, in Raunds, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. In 1861, at the age of 31, his occupation is listed as shoe maker, at age 30 in Raunds, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 25 October 1863, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Scipio, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Adams
1830–1863
Mary Elizabeth Hazeldine
1830–1895
Marriage: 24 January 1853
John Hazeldine Adams Sr
1854–1925
Elizabeth Adams
1855–1916
Sarah Hannah Adams
1857–1859
Mary Ellen Adams
1859–1859
Eliza Ellen Adams
1860–1940
George Adams
1862–1863

Sources (18)

  • Thomas Adams in household of Thomas Adams, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Thomas Adams, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915

World Events (8)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

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.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

English, Dutch, and German (mainly northwestern Germany): patronymic from the personal name Adam . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Greek Adamopoulos , Serbian and Croatian Adamović (see Adamovich ), Polish (and Jewish) Adamski .

Irish and Scottish: adopted for McAdam or a Scottish variant of Adam , with excrescent -s.

History: This surname was borne by two early presidents of the US, father and son. They were descended from Henry Adams, who settled in Braintree, MA, in 1635/6, from Barton St. David, Somerset, England. The younger of them, John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) derived his middle name from his maternal grandmother's surname (see Quincy ). — Another important New England family, established mainly in NH, is descended from William Adams, who emigrated from Shropshire, England, to Dedham, MA, in 1628. James Hopkins Adams (1812–61), governor of SC, was unconnected with either of these families, his ancestry being Welsh; his forebears entered North America through PA.

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

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Story Highlight

John Vorley Adams, Autobiography

(This was on the Find A Grave site in the John Vorley Adams source attached) Birth: Aug. 17, 1832 Raunds, Northamptonshire, England Death: Apr. 24, 1919 Cedar City, Iron County, Utah, USA Parents: …

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