Richard Matthew Carlisle

Brief Life History of Richard Matthew

When Richard Matthew Carlisle was born on 21 June 1840, in Kexby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Carlisle, was 42 and his mother, Jane Fields, was 44. He married Mary Hannah Wright on 15 February 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1851 and lived in Upton, Lincolnshire, England in 1841. In 1870, his occupation is listed as farmer in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 22 February 1922, in Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Elysian Burial Gardens, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Matthew Carlisle
1840–1922
Mary Hannah Wright
1851–1925
Marriage: 15 February 1868
Richard Wright Carlisle
1872–1872
Joseph Alma Carlisle
1873–1957
Maria Jane Carlisle
1878–1897
Mary Alice Carlisle
1883–1937
Washburn Montezuma Carlisle
1886–1892
Roland Wright Carlisle
1891–1892

Sources (55)

  • Richard Carlisle, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Richard Matthew Carlisle - birth: 21 June 1840; Lincolnshire, England
  • Richard Mathew Carlisle, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (northern): habitational name from the Cumbrian city of Carlisle, in whose name Celtic cair ‘fort’ has been compounded with the Romano-British name of the settlement, Luguvalium.

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

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Carlisle Monument

Dear Family: I thought you might be interested to know that the SONS OF THE UTAH PIONEERS constructed a monument honoring the Carlisle family who settled in the Mill Creek area of the city. The coun …

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