When John Ashworth was born on 21 December 1819, in Crawshawbooth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Caleb Ashworth, was 37 and his mother, Ellen Pilling, was 38. He married Ann Pickup on 29 October 1843, in Haslingden, Lancashire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Whalley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1853. He died on 28 May 1886, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.
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The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
English (mainly Lancashire): habitational name from Ashworth in Lancashire, from Old English æsc ‘ash tree’ + worth ‘enclosure’.
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John crossed the plains in the 16th company in 1952 (film 298440) under Captain Uriah Curtis and with wife Sarah Ann and son William. Personal History: Born in Lancashire, England Dec 21 1819. Marr …
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