Brief Life History of Edward William
When Edward William Linforth was born on 9 January 1855, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Linforth, was 27 and his mother, Mary Jane Paul, was 27. He married Emma Amanda French in 1876. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1856 and lived in California, United States in 1870 and San Francisco, California, United States in 1880. He died on 9 March 1925, in Berkeley, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in El Cerrito, Contra Costa, California, United States.
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- Edward W Linforth in household of Frank French, "United States Census, 1880"
- Edward W Linforth, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
- Edward W Linforth, "California Great Registers, 1850-1920"
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World Events (8)
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: see Linford .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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