Brief Life History of Joseph Smedley
When Joseph Smedley Darke was born on 22 July 1846, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Frederick Darke, was 49 and his mother, Ann Smedley, was 50. He married Grace Lerwill on 28 December 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1861 and lived in St Martin in the Bull Ring Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 22 August 1925, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Darke, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Smedley Dark - Government record: Birth record or certificate: burial: 26 August 1925; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
- Joseph Smedley Darke, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dark .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIOGRAPHY OF JOSEPH SMEDLEY DARKE
Joseph Smedley Darke born 22 July 1846 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England to Frederick and Ann Smedley Darke. He was baptized into the Church on 21 August 1854 at the age of eight. His mo …
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