Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Broomfield was born on 19 January 1820, in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom, her father, Wilson Broomfield, was 37 and her mother, Mary Bennet, was 33. She married William D Davis on 22 June 1844, in Monkwearmouth, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 9 March 1908, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 88.
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- Jane Davis, "United States Census, 1900"
- Jane Broomfield, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jane Broomfield, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
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: habitational name from any of several places called with Middle English brom, brume, Old English brōm ‘broom, gorse’ + feld ‘open country’, for example Broomfield in Essex, Kent, and Somerset, or Bromfield in Cumberland and Shropshire. The name may also be topographic for someone who lived near broom-covered open land.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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