Brief Life History of Isaac
When Isaac Duffin was born on 31 December 1826, in East Crompton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Duffin Jr, was 52 and his mother, Margaret Gennel, was 30. He married Mary Harriet Fielding on 8 June 1849, in Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Springdale, Kane, Utah, United States in 1880 and Toquerville, Kane, Utah, United States in 1883. He registered for military service in 1864. His occupation is listed as rancher, farmer, stockman, merchant, miner, and builder of utah roads in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 26 February 1883, in Toquerville, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Toquerville, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Isaac Duffin, "United States Census, 1880"
- Isaac Duffin, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Isaac Duffin, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (Hampshire): possibly from the Old Norse personal name Dufan, a loan from Old Irish Dubán, derived from the ancestor of Gaelic dubh ‘dark’.
Irish (Antrim): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhfinn, ‘descendant of Dubhfionn’, a personal name composed of dubh ‘dark’ + fionn ‘fair’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Excerpts from Isaac Duffin Mormon Pioneer (73 pgs), Compiled by Beryl Putnam Duffin 1996, 2006
Following are excerpts from Isaac Duffin's History. When Isaac Duffin died in 1883, it was said that he had done more in fifty-six years than the average man could do in eighty. Rancher, farmer, stoc …
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