Brief Life History of Eleanor Favour
When Eleanor Favour Capes was born on 5 June 1823, in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Capes, was 39 and her mother, Favour Kitteringham, was 41. She married Samuel Cox on 23 August 1840, in King's Lynn St Margaret, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Sunderland, Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1861. She died on 13 August 1893, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Cox in household of Samuel Cox, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Certified Copy of an Entry of Birth, Eleanor Faver Cox, 1843
- Eleanor Capes, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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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.
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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Cape , with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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