Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria Wilkinson was born on 29 July 1840, in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Luke William Wilkinson, was 37 and her mother, Ann Ellam, was 27. She married John Horton on 3 December 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Great Grimsby St Mary and St James, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Rockport, Summit, Utah, United States in 1880. In 1864, at the age of 24, her occupation is listed as spinster. She died on 2 November 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Rockport, Summit, Utah, United States.
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- Maria Wilkinson in household of Luke Wilkinson, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Maria Wilkinson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Maria Horton, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic (‘son of Wilkin’) from Wilkin . Compare Wilkerson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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JOHN HORTIN and MARIA WILKINSON
John Hortin was born 30 November 1835 at Leamington, Warwickshire, England, the son of Edmund Hortin and Maria Mead. He was the oldest child of his parents. He was twenty years old when his family emi …
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