Brief Life History of John
When John Acomb was born on 13 May 1803, in Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Acomb, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Langdale, was 35. He married Hannah Ann Hutton on 19 January 1828, in Ellerton Priory, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Ellerton Priory, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Ellerton, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 12 March 1891, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Acomb, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- John Acomb, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Acomb, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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World Events (8)
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (northern):
topographic name for a dweller in a valley, from Middle English atte combe ‘at the valley’ (Old English æt thǣm cumbe).
habitational name from any of the places in Northumberland, and West and North Yorkshire named Acomb, from Old English æt ācum ‘at the oak trees’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Exerts from Brothers and Sisters of Joseph Acomb the Immigrant
Author - Robert W. Becker. Published 1995 in Rochester, New York Posted 21 May 2010 by James Acomb Another of the Acomb brothers was John about whom much is known with considerable certainty. John A …
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