Brief Life History of James
When James Denning was born on 2 March 1829, in Kilmersdon, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Denning, was 36 and his mother, Martha Nichols, was 39. He married Sarah Merrifield on 8 July 1849, in Abersychan, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1870 and Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1880. He died on 2 May 1898, in St. John, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Saint John, Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States.
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- James Denning in household of Henery Denning, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- James Denning, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Denning, a derivative of Old English Dynna, a name of uncertain origin, but perhaps derived from dunn ‘brown, dun-colored’.
Irish (northern): variant of Dineen .
German: habitational name from Denning in Bavaria.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Coal Miner Sons and Daughters Kilmersdon Parish
taken from the James Henry Denning Family Sr. Family History, Vol 1, Sec 2, Pg. 3-6 The woody vale known as Kilmersdon had been home to generations of coal miners. Instead of attending school, youn …
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