Brief Life History of James
When James Darke was born on 25 March 1834, in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Frederick Darke, was 37 and his mother, Ann Smedley, was 38. He married Martha Ann George on 7 April 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1861 and lived in St Martin in the Bull Ring Church, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and St Martin in the Bull Ring Church, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 12 January 1885, in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States.
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- James Dark in household of Frederick Dark, "United States Census, 1870"
- Male Darke, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- James Darke, "BillionGraves Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dark .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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James Darke
He moved from England to Morgan Utah and I have a picture of the home he grew up in.
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