Brief Life History of James
When James Hawkey was born on 6 December 1841, in Woolwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Foster Hawkey II, was 23 and his mother, Hannah Kirtley, was 23. He lived in Durham, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 19 October 1856, in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 14, and was buried in Plains, Marquette, Michigan, United States.
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- James Hawkey in household of Forster Hawkey, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- James Hawkey, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- James Hawkey, "Find a Grave Index"
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World Events (5)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Moving the State Capital
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
Name Meaning
English (Cornwall): variant, with loss of the medial genitive s, of Hawksey, which is a nickname from Middle English haukeseye ‘hawk's eye’ and also a variant of Hawkshaw , recorded as Hawkesey in 1527.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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JAMES HAWKEY James Hawkey was born 6 December 1841 at Woolwich, Kent, England. He was the son of Foster Hawkey and Hannah Kirtley. Foster and Hannah were baptized members of the Church of Jesus Chr …
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