Brief Life History of Zachariah
Zachariah Astill was born on 1 November 1810, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of Hope Asteall. He married Ann Hopkins on 2 May 1830, in Burbage, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Judicial Township 1, Placer, California, United States for about 10 years. He died on 19 November 1874, in Center Judicial Township, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States.
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- Zacariah Astell, "United States Census, 1870"
- J Astell, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Zachariah Astill, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
1 English: locative name variant of Astle .
2 Norman, English: relationship name from the Middle English personal name Astill, a contraction of Norman French Ansketill (Old Scandinavian Ásketill, with Continental Germanic Ans- substituted for As-). See Askell .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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