Brief Life History of Matilda
When Matilda Pool was born on 29 March 1838, in Málaga, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, her father, Thomas Pool, was 31 and her mother, Eliza McCormick, was 27. She married John Western IV on 26 October 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1860 and West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States for about 30 years. She died on 1 November 1903, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Matilda Pool in household of Elizabeth Pool, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Legacy NFS Source: Matilda Pool - birth: 29 March 1838; Malaga, Spain
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1839 · Amistad Mutiny
Mutiny by a group of slaves started on Spanish boats contributes to the abolitionist movement, and eventual victory two years later.
1841
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1856: Beaver, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Beaver, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English: variant of Poole or Paul .
Jewish (from the Netherlands) and Dutch: ethnic name for someone from Poland.
Americanized form of German Puhl .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Robert E. Jones was the author of a book entitled, "From Malaga to the Mountains," which is the story of his grandmother, Matilda Pool. At the time of the publication of the book Robert was a practici …
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