Brief Life History of William
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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- William Watton in household of Joseph Hill, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- William Brothers, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
- William Brothers in entry for James Willis Brothers, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1820 · Making States Equal
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.
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: 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.
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Age 24 Served Mission (1844) Served in the Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign Mission
Age 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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