Brief Life History of James
When James Hughes was born on 1 October 1838, in Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Hughes, was 30 and his mother, Bridget Larnie, was 23. He married Ellen McMellan about 1848, in England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Covington Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States in 1880. He died after 1 June 1900, in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States.
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- James Hughes in household of John Hughes, "United States Census, 1870"
- James in entry for George A. Hughes, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
- James Hughes, "United States Census, 1900"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1858
Historical Boundaries: 1858: Arapahoe, Kansas Territory, United States 1859: Broderick, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1861: Colorado Territory, United States 1861: Fremont, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Fremont, Colorado, United States
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Hugh with genitival or excrescent -s.
Irish and Scottish: adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic surnames based on the personal name Aodh ‘fire’, for example Ó hAodha, Mac Aodha; see McCoy and compare McHugh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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