Brief Life History of William
When William Corbridge Jr was born on 9 March 1808, in Chipping, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Corbridge Sr., was 27 and his mother, Ellen Bolton, was 31. He married Ellen Parker on 25 January 1840, in Clitheroe, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Thornley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1840 and Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 30 October 1888, in Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States.
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- William Corbridge, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- William Corbridge, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Corbridge, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Corbridge in Northumberland, named in late Old English as Corebricg ‘bridge near Corchester’, from a shortened form of Corstopitum, the Celtic name of Corchester + Old English brycg ‘bridge’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Corbridge history continued:
"In Sept, 1864 al large bandof Indians, numbering between two and three hundred, came from the south and camped on Cub River north of Franklin. While under the influence of liquor one of the Indians c …
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