Brief Life History of John
When John Hooper was born on 23 September 1815, in Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Hooper, was 38 and his mother, Ann Hillier, was 29. He married Mary Wilkie on 11 October 1844, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 26 December 1903, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- John Hooper, "United States Census, 1900"
- John Hooper, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Hooper, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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.
1841
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source
Name Meaning
English (southwestern): occupational name for a cooper, someone who fitted wooden or metal hoops on wooden casks and barrels, or a barrel-maker, from Middle English hoper, an agent derivative of hop ‘hoop, band’. Compare Cooper .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The Ogden Standard Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Monday evening, Dec 28., 1903 page 5
One of the oldest residents of Ogden died Saturday evening, in the person of John Hooper. The death occurred at the family residence 2648 Wall Avenue, at 3:15 p.m. December 26th. The remains can be …
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