Brief Life History of James Henry
When James Henry Blackner was born on 26 March 1832, in Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Blackner, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Hall, was 34. He married Jane Allen on 25 October 1852, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Rawmarsh, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Greenville, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 12 March 1902, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.
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- Henery Blacknor in household of John Butler, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Henry Blackner - birth: 25 March 1832; Hucknall Torkard, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
- JAMES HENRY BLACKNER, "BillionGraves Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
1854 · St. George's Hall
In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.
Name Meaning
English (Midlands): perhaps a variant of Blackmer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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James Henry Blackner
The James Henry Blackner family left Liverpool, England on the boat "Emilie" March 15, 1860. Transferred after six weeks on ocean to boat "New World" and landed in New York. Stayed in New York six w …
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