John Myers

Brief Life History of John

When John Myers was born on 6 February 1814, in Barnard Castle, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Myers, was 40 and his mother, Mary Marie Close, was 39. He married Sarah Dickson on 24 February 1838, in Leeds, Canada West, British North America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in West Point, Davis, Utah, United States in 1870 and Panguitch, Iron, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 11 May 1900, in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Panguitch City Cemetery, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Myers
1814–1900
Sarah Dickson
1822–1870
Marriage: 24 February 1838
David Myers
1839–1852
Aldis Myers
1841–1850
Sarah Ruth Myers
about 1856–about 1856
Jane Julia Myers
1845–1850
Arellia Malinda Myers
1847–1852
Tyresha Mary Myers
1850–1939
John Ephraim Myers
1854–1921
Olive Adaline Myers
1859–1923
Joseph William Myers
1862–1937

Sources (55)

  • John Myers, "Canada, Upper Canada Census, 1842"
  • John Myers, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • John Myers, "Ontario, District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858"

World Events (8)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

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

Irish (Tipperary, Limerick and Waterford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meidhir ‘descendant of Meidhir’, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Meidhir is a personal name based on meidhir ‘mirth’.

English (northern): variant of Myer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

English (northern): habitational name from one or more of the minor placenames derived from Middle English mire ‘marsh’ (Old Norse mýrr) in the plural form, such as Melmerby Mire in Melmerby, or Mires in Docker (both Cumbria).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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The History of John Myers

THE HISTORY OF JOHN MYERS Father of Tyresha Mary Myers Woolsey John Myers was of English birth and came across the water when he was six months old, with his parents, Richard Myers and Mary Close My …

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