When Janet Barr Carruth was born on 25 August 1820, in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, her father, William Carruth, was 38 and her mother, Mary Barr, was 30. She married James Young on 8 August 1840, in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1848 and lived in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1841 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. She died on 19 October 1904, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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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.
The Visit of King George IV was organized by Sir Walter Scott two years after the Radical War ended. For the celebration of the visit, the creation of the Tartan Kilts came about and were worn by all men attending the celebration. These types of kilts have become part of Scotland's national identity.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Scottish (Renfrewshire): habitational name from the lands of Carruth in the parish of Kilmacolm in Renfrewshire.
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Liverpool to New Orleans on the Carnatic (20 Feb 1848 - 20 Apr 1848) Learn MoreTo see all passengers and accounts for this voyage, click on the voyage title above. A Compilation of General Voyage No …
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