Brief Life History of William
When Dr. William France was born on 14 July 1814, in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William France, was 32 and his mother, Grace Hargrove France, was 30. He married Margaret Jolliffe on 9 June 1842, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1853. He died on 20 March 1860, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William France, "England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Banns and Marriages, 1557-1960"
- Wm Doctor France, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Wm France, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
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World Events (7)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English: ethnic name for someone from France (see 2 below).
French: habitational name given to someone from France (at the time when the name only applied to those lands belonging to the French king, covering only a small part of its current territory) or from Île-de-France (i.e. from a region centered on Paris); or, in southern France, an ethnic name for someone from what is now the northern half of the country, where the langue d'oïl (Old French as distinct from Occitan) was spoken. Compare Defrance and Lafrance .
Czech (Franče): from a pet form of František, Latin Franciscus (see Francis ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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