Ann Gordon Blunt

Brief Life History of Ann Gordon

When Ann Gordon Blunt was born on 12 August 1820, in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Blunt, was 25 and her mother, Jane Ann Gordon, was 26. She married Richard Alldridge on 8 September 1839, in St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 1 February 1890, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Cedar City Cemetery, Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Alldridge
1815–1896
Ann Gordon Blunt
1820–1890
Marriage: 8 September 1839
Mary Ann Alldridge
1838–1914
Elizabeth G Alldridge
1842–1906

Sources (17)

  • Ann Alldridge, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Maria Blunt - Published information: birth-name: Mary Ann Gordon Blunt
  • Ann Blunt, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (8)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for someone with fair hair or a light complexion, from Old French blund, blond (from Latin blondus) ‘blond, fair, yellow-haired’, used also of complexion.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Mary Ann Gordan Blunt Alldridge

ANN GORDAN BLUNT ALLDRIDGE Ann Blunt Alldridge, daughter of John Blunt and Jane Gordon Blunt, was born 12 August 1820 at North Hampton. England. There is not a record as of this writing, which …

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