Brief Life History of John
When John Crowther was born on 2 October 1832, in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Matthias Crowther, was 53 and his mother, Lucy Moreton, was 32. He married Mary Jackson on 11 September 1854, in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. In 1870, at the age of 38, his occupation is listed as lumber man and sawmill owner. he created the timbers used for the inside structure of the temple. in Laketown, Rich, Utah, United States. He died on 28 January 1908, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- John Crowther, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- John Crowder, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Crowther, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1859 · Logan is Founded
"\""During the end of April, David Reese and his company settled the land north of the Logan River. That area was the second permanent settlement in Cache Valley and the future location of Logan. The city's boundary was drawn by Logan's first bishop, Jesse W. Fox, a government engineer. The name \""\""Logan\""\"" comes from a trapper that used to frequent the area before the pioneers came to the valley.\"""
Name Meaning
English (mainly Yorkshire): variant of Crowder 1.
Scottish: possibly a variant of McGrouther, from Gaelic Mac Grùdair ‘son of (the) brewer’, from grùdair ‘brewer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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