Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Dobson was born on 26 August 1804, in Oulton Lowe, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Dobson, was 49 and his mother, Ellen Ravenscroft, was 31. He married Elizabeth Fernyhough on 9 February 1836, in Sutton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 24 February 1872, in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Dobson, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Joseph Dobson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Marriages in the Nauvoo Region, 1839–1845 - AncestryInstitution.com
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World Events (8)
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.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Dob(b), a rhyming pet form of Robert (see Dobbe ), + -son.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of Joseph Dobson 1804 - 1872
Joseph Dobson 1801 - 1872 by J. Raynal Pearson (Condensed by Dee L Smith, 2013) CHAPTER I BACKGROUND TO JOINING THE CHURCH, AND TIME IN ENGLAND From the brief writings of Thomas Dobson we re …
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