When Matthew Holt was born on 23 December 1828, in Broadwindsor, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Holt, was 25 and his mother, Mary Ann Toms, was 29. He married Ann Harrison on 9 May 1852, in Bridport, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Bristol, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1869. He died on 26 May 1901, in South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in South Jordan Cemetery, South Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER Clarisa Ann Beckstead BIRTH 8 May 1861 West Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA DEATH 1 Jun 1861 (aged 24 days) West Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA BURIAL South Jordan Cemetery South Jordan, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA Show Map PLOT 7-56-3 MEMORIAL ID 28741494 · View Source
English, North German, Dutch, Danish, and Norwegian: topographic name for someone who lived in or by a small wood, from Middle English, Middle Low German, Danish, and Norwegian holt, or a habitational name from one of the many places called with this word. In England, the surname is widely distributed, but more common in Lancashire and Yorkshire than elsewhere.
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Possible Related NamesMATTHEW HOLT 1828-1901 Matthew Holt was born in Broadwinsor, Dorsetshire, England on December 23, 1828 to Robert and Mary Ann Toms Holt. In 1848 his family was converted to the Church of …
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