Brief Life History of James Weaver
When James Weaver Palmer was born on 6 August 1820, in Dymock, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Palmer, was 25 and his mother, Hannah Weaver, was 40. He married Mary Ann Price on 14 March 1842, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Orcop, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 6 October 1905, in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Grantsville City Cemetery, Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- James Palmer in household of Thos Rooke, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- James Palmer, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- James Palmer, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English palmer(e) ‘palmer, pilgrim to the Holy Land’ (Anglo-Norman French palmer, Old French pa(l)mer, paum(i)er), so called from the palm branch carried by such pilgrims. The term was also used to denote an itinerant monk who traveled from shrine to shrine under a vow of poverty. This surname is also common in Ireland, where it has been recorded from the 13th century onward.
Irish: when not of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted for Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford ), the name of an ecclesiastical family.
Swedish (mainly Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér (a derivative of Latin -erius) or -er (from German).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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