When William Brothers was born on 25 June 1819, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Brothers, was 27 and his mother, Phoebe Hawley, was 20. He married Caroline King on 8 June 1840, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States in 1870 and Santa Rosa, Sonoma, California, United States in 1880. He died on 11 January 1902, in La Center, Clark, Washington, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, La Center, Clark, Washington, United States.
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The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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.
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English: variant of Brother , with excrescent post-medieval -s.
Americanized form of French Brodeur .
History: Some of the American bearers of the surname Brothers are descendants of Jean Brodeur dit Lavigne from France (see Brodeur ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAge 24 1844 William served a mission in the Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission. Family Search provided this information, so they are the source.
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