Brief Life History of John Murray
When John Murray Bollwinkel was born on 14 May 1837, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Bollwinkel, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Williams, was 32. He married Jane Clark on 23 February 1857, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 26 October 1872, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Balwincle in household of Joahm Balwincle, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- John Bollwinckel, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John M. Bollwinkel, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
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
Name Meaning
form of John , also used quite frequently in the English-speaking world. In Northern Ireland it is sometimes found as a variant of Ewan .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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Life Story of John Murray Bollwinkel
Life Story of John Murray Bollwinkel John Murray Bollwinkel was born on May 14, 1837, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, the son of John Bollwinkel of Germany and Sarah Williams of Shocklach, Cheshire …
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