Brief Life History of Jonathan
When Jonathan Flatt was born on 1 January 1818, in Huntingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Flatt, was 37 and his mother, Dinah Ballard, was 23. He married Alethea Aldred on 3 January 1849, in Walpole, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1868 and lived in Wissett, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Bloomington, Washington, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 17 October 1887, in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Hyde Park Cemetery, Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Jonathan Flatt in household of Mary Ann Aldred, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Jonathan Flatt, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jonathan Flatt, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English (mainly East Anglia): topographic name for someone who lived on a flat, a patch of level or low-lying ground, from Middle English flat ‘level ground, plain’ (Old Norse flatr).
South German: variant of Flath 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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