Brief Life History of John
When John Jaques was born on 7 January 1827, in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Jaques, was 33 and his mother, Mary Ann Heigington, was 33. He married Zilpah Loader on 31 October 1853, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 1 June 1900, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Jaques, "United States Census, 1900"
- John Jaques, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- John in entry for Britnell Loader Jaynes, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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.
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
English: variant of Jacques 2 and 3.
French: variant of Jacques 1 and, in North America, possibly also an altered form of this. Compare Jaquith .
History: This surname (see 2 above) is listed along with the variant Jacques and its altered form Jack in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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