Brief Life History of Dorothy
When Dorothy Chambers was born on 14 July 1821, in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, her father, Robert Chambers I, was 41 and her mother, Margaret Garratt, was 37. She married Joseph Flitcroft Birch on 27 May 1851, in Manchester Our Lady-St George and St Denys, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Kane, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 13 February 1896, in Price, Carbon, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Price City Cemetery, Price, Carbon, Utah, United States.
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- Dorithy Birch in household of Josh Birch, "United States Census, 1860"
- Dorothy Chambers, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Dorothy Chambers, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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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.
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English:
from Middle English chaumbre ‘room (in a house); reception room in a palace or official building’ (Old French chambre). It is identical in implied function with the Chamberlain , which denoted an official: to pay in cameram was to pay into the exchequer, of which the camerarius or chamberer was in charge. The surname also applied to clerks employed there. As the office of Chamberlain rose in the social scale, this term remained reserved for more humble servants of the bedchamber or private quarters.
(of Norman origin): habitational name from Les Chambres, Manche (France).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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