Henry Folland

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Folland was born on 16 May 1824, in Saint Giles in the Wood, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Folland Sr., was 28 and his mother, Mary Hogg, was 28. He married Harriet Wright on 5 May 1849, in Upton Pyne, Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Brampford Speke, Devon, England in 1851 and Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 2 September 1900, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Folland
1824–1900
Harriet Wright
1827–1905
Marriage: 5 May 1849
Ellen Elizabeth Folland
1851–1936
Abel Folland
1852–1854
Eli Abel Folland
1855–1922
Nephi Aaron Folland
1861–1864
Henry Folland Jr
1865–1948
Harriet Folland
1868–1931
Eliza Mary Folland
1870–1942

Sources (46)

  • Henry Forland, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Henry Folland, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Henry Folland, "England, Devon, Parish Registers (Devon Record Office), 1529-1974"

World Events (8)

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.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Fritz, Johann.

Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in Nordmøre, named from Old Norse forland ‘coastal plain below high mountains’.

German: variant of Volland .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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History of Henry Folland and Harriett Wright

History of Harriet Wright and Henry Folland Alice Webley Folland Swensen Typed for this website by Shirley Swensen Turley My great grandfather, Henry Folland was born April 22, 1824 in Kingcott, Dev …

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