Brief Life History of Hugh
When Hugh Findlay was born on 9 June 1822, in Newmilns, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Findlay, was 24 and his mother, Mary McPherson, was 25. He married Isabella Ratray on 9 September 1844, in Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 1 March 1900, in Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Fish Haven Cemetery, Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.
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- Hugh Findley, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Hugh Findlay - Church record: Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Hugh Findlay
- H. Findlay, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Finley 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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