Brief Life History of James Leigh
When James Leigh Newton was born on 23 June 1823, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Newton, was 25 and his mother, Mary Leigh, was 20. He married Elizabeth Blackburn on 17 March 1844, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1853 and lived in East Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. In 1880, at the age of 57, his occupation is listed as laborer in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 23 April 1916, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- James Newton, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Newton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- James L. Newton, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the many places in England and Scotland so named, from Old English nīwe ‘new’ + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’, or Middle English neue ‘new’ + toun ‘settlement, town’. According to Ekwall, this is the commonest English placename. For this reason, the surname has a highly fragmented origin.
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JAMES LEIGH NEWTON (This history was found in the book "Tartan, Sage, and History" written by Elvera Campbell Green; Chapter 5; page 57) As far back as we have been able to determine the roots of t …
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