Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Race JR. was born on 7 January 1844, in Billingham, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Brigham Race SR., was 29 and his mother, Isabella Vest, was 21. He married Louisa Melissa Seabury in 1875, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Hudson, Fremont, Wyoming, United States in 1910 and Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1914. He died on 4 January 1914, in Fort Bridger, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Hudson, Fremont, Wyoming, United States.
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- Joseph Race in household of Joseph Race, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Joseph Race, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Joseph Race Sr, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Race, Rasse (ancient Germanic Radizo, Razo, Rasso), a pet form of ancient Germanic names beginning with the element rad ‘counsel’.
English: nickname from Old French ras ‘clean shaven’.
Americanized form of German Räss (see Rase 2) and perhaps also of Rase 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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VEST, Ship "Juventa" brings the Vest family to America
The Juventa was of U.S. registry. It had the capacity to carry a load of 1,187 tons. Its rigging type classified it as a ship. It was built at Thomaston, Maine. The ship was owned by the Eastern Star …
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