When Mary Ann Finch was born on 10 July 1823, in Otterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, her father, Stephen Finch, was 39 and her mother, Jemima Hales, was 41. She married James Turner on 17 July 1841, in Otterden, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1854 and lived in Newington, Surrey, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 13 February 1898, in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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English: nickname from Middle English finch, fink ‘finch’ (Old English finc), for a small, lively, cheerful person.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Czech, Slovenian, and Croatian Fink ‘finch’, or of some of the corresponding Slavic surnames, e.g. Czech (Moravian) Pěnka (see Penka ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesMy grandfather, James Finch Turner, was born 15 October 1841, in Lenham, Kent, England. He was the son of James and Mary Ann Finch Turner. He had one brother, William, and a sister, Emma, who died as …
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