When Elizabeth Williams was born on 7 April 1823, in Northwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Williams, was 41 and her mother, Jane Buckley, was 37. She married William Hartle on 24 July 1843, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1856 and lived in Davenham, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1823. She died in 1856, in United States, at the age of 33.
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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.
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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.
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
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