Brief Life History of Edmund
When Edmund Marchant was born on 10 September 1805, in Leighterton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Merchant, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Chapell, was 27. He married Martha Rudge on 11 June 1837, in Boxwell, Gloucestershire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Boxwell, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 16 May 1885, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Edmund Merchant, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Edward Merchant, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (southern): occupational name from Middle English marchaunt ‘merchant, trader, shopkeeper’ (Old French marchand, marchëant).
Altered form of French Marchand , a cognate of 1 above.
History: John Marchant (c. 1600–c. 1668) was in Newport, RI, before 1638. In that year he moved to Braintree, MA, then to Watertown, MA (1642), and finally to Yarmouth, MA (1648). His descendants included many sea captains and other prominent people.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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