Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Bartholomew Sr. was born on 16 January 1820, in Spencer, Washington Township, Owen, Indiana, United States, his father, John Bartholomew, was 29 and his mother, Nancy McNaught, was 33. He married Polly Benson on 10 December 1843, in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 28 May 1901, in Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Fayette Cemetery, Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- CENSUS: IA, Pottawattamie Co., Joseph Pratholamil, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joseph Bartholomew, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Bertilmew, Bertelmy, a borrowing of the Old French form of the Biblical personal name Bartholomew (from Latin Bartholomaeus; Hebrew ‘son of Talmai’, said to mean ‘having many furrows’, i.e. rich in land). This was an extremely popular personal name in Christian Europe, with many vernacular derivatives. It derived its popularity from the apostle Saint Bartholomew (Matthew 10:3), who was, among other things, the patron saint of tanners, vintners, and butlers.
As an Irish name, it has been used as an Anglicized form of Mac Pharthaláin (see McFarlane ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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