Brief Life History of William Passmore
When William Passmore Bawden was born on 17 August 1844, in Pilton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Passmore Bawden, was 24 and his mother, Ann Ireland, was 22. He married Emma Jane Williams in 1866. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1851 and lived in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880 and Wilford, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 6 October 1926, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Wm Bawden in household of Henry Bawden, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Bawden, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Wm Bawden in entry for George Lambert Bawden, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
English: from a late variant of the Norman personal name Baldwin or a variant of Bowden .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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