When Jabez Woodard was born on 7 October 1821, in Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Woodard, was 29 and his mother, Eleanor Webb, was 24. He married Ann Granger on 5 November 1843, in Southwark St George the Martyr, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. In 1860, at the age of 38, his occupation is listed as age 30, laborer; children, ellen, 12, jabez, 7, david, 4. also ann woodard, age 40. in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 2 March 1870, in Milton, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Milton Cemetery, Milton, Morgan, Utah, United States.
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Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
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.
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
from the Norman Old French personal name Odard, Udard, Middle English Wodard, Wudard. It derives from the ancient Germanic name Authard, Othard, Odard, composed of the elements aud- ‘riches' + hard- ‘hard, bold’.
occupational name from Middle English wode ‘wood’ + herde ‘herd’ (Old English wudu + hierde), for a person who tended animals pastured in woodland.
post-medieval pronunciation of Woodward .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesCondensed and edited by Alvin Arave from “THE MORMON WALDENSIANS” A Thesis Presented to the Department of History Brigham Young University by Diane Stokoe December 1985 This condensation is …
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