Rachel Brimley

Brief Life History of Rachel

When Rachel Brimley was born on 5 October 1848, in Ulnes Walton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Brimley, was 26 and her mother, Ann Southworth, was 27. She married Edward Martin on 23 August 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 14 September 1918, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Martin
1818–1882
Rachel Brimley
1848–1918
Marriage: 23 August 1869
Martin
1871–1871
William Brimley Martin
1873–1932

Sources (20)

  • Rachel Bromiley in household of Richard Bromiley, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Rachel Martin, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Rachel Martin, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

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World Events (8)

1850 · Industrial Revolution in Lancashire

When the Industrial Revolution hit Lancashire, cotton mills started spring up everywhere. This helped the cotton industry to start booming even moreso in Lancashire.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

habitational name, perhaps from Brimley in Devon or Brimbley in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, both named with Old English brōm ‘broom’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

variant of Bromley .

English:

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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