Jeremiah Jones

Brief Life History of Jeremiah

When Jeremiah Jones was born on 3 December 1818, in Hoe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Jeremiah Jones, was 32 and his mother, Charlotte Farrier, was 29. He married Mary Wilson on 13 January 1850, in Hoe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1862 and lived in East Dereham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 23 November 1885, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jeremiah Jones
1818–1885
Mary Wilson
1825–1896
Marriage: 13 January 1850
Jacob Jones
1852–1862
Elizabeth Jones
1854–1862
Heber Jones
1858–1862
Martha Ann Jones
1874–

Sources (17)

  • Jeremiah Jones, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Jeremiah Jones, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Jeremiah Jones, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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 and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.

English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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