Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Greenhalgh was born on 15 January 1821, in Mosley Common, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Greenhalgh, was 31 and his mother, Margaret Hope, was 28. He married Mary Moorcroft on 26 September 1847, in Eccles, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to Liverpool, Lancashire, England in 1865 and lived in Pendleton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Cohoes, Albany, New York, United States in 1865. He died on 2 May 1886, in Washington, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Washington City Cemetery, Washington, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Thomas Greenhalgh, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Thomas Greenhalgh, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas Greenlaugh, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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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.
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from either of two places in Lancashire called Greenhalgh, from Old English grēne ‘green’ + holh ‘hollow’. Compare Greener .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mary Ann Greenhalgh Arriving in America
Mary Ann would be Grandma Blanche's Aunt. From the journal of: Mary Ann Greenhalgh, age 18 of England: I, Mary Ann Greenhalgh Mace, was born April 21, 1848, at Maulesfield, Cheshire, England, the da …
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