Brief Life History of William
When William Arborn was born on 2 June 1816, in Graveley, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Arborn, was 35 and his mother, Elisabeth Newman, was 29. He married Elizabeth Anne Hardwick on 26 June 1842, in Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1868 and lived in Graveley, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Skull Valley, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 5 September 1895, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- William Arborn, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- William Arborn, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Arborn, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English: see Arbon .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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