Brief Life History of James Orchard
When James Orchard Aland was born on 10 May 1843, in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Sparrow Aland, was 39 and his mother, Ellen Sarah Harding, was 32. He married Sarah Ann Holmes on 15 March 1867, in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 16 October 1902, in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Bloomington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.
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- Jas Alland in household of Ellen S Alland, "United States Census, 1860"
- James Aland, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
- James O. Aland, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Box Elder, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Box Elder, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Scandinavian (Åland): topographic name from the Åland Islands in the Gulf of Bothnia.
English: topographic name from Middle English atte lande (Old French laund) ‘dweller at the glade or pasture’, or sometimes perhaps, ‘dweller at the old cultivated land(s)’ from Old English eald, ald ‘old’ + land ‘land’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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James O Aland brought mrs. Sarah Grenelgh over the mountains from Willard, Utah with a load of flour. Sarah Ann Holmes Aland was a good hearted loveable lady. One day Apostle Charles Hart called to s …
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