Brief Life History of John
When John Brimley was born on 24 February 1846, in Leyland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Brimley, was 23 and his mother, Ann Southworth, was 24. He married Sarah Elizabeth Dalton in 1865, in England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Ulnes Walton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 25 June 1895, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Bromiley in household of Richard Bromiley, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- John Brimley, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- John Bruinley in entry for Ethel Royal, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
habitational name, perhaps from Brimley in Devon or Brimbley in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, both named with Old English brōm ‘broom’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
variant of Bromley .
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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