Brief Life History of Ebenezer Russell
When Ebenezer Russell Young ll was born on 14 November 1814, in Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States, his father, Ebenezer Russell Young Sr, was 25 and his mother, Margaret Lockman or Lackerman, was 24. He married Margaret Holden on 1 May 1836, in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 23 November 1890, in Wanship, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Ebenezer R Young, "United States Census, 1850"
- Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) about Margaret Holden
- Ebenezer R Young, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1835
A strike involving more than 2,000 workers from 20 textile mills in Paterson, New Jersey. Many of those involved were children, Irish, or both. The primary goal of the strike was to reduce the daily working hours from 13.5 to 11. Employers refused to negotiate, but the strike ended with a declaration that the workdays would now be 12 hours during the week and 9 hours on Saturdays. Paterson employers also blacklisted many of the strike leaders and their families.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and northern Irish: nickname from Middle English yong ‘young’ (Old English geong), used to distinguish a younger man from an older man bearing the same personal name (typically, father and son). In Middle English this name is often found with the Anglo-Norman French definite article, for example Robert le Yunge. In Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland this was widely used as an English equivalent of the Gaelic nickname Og ‘young’; see Ogg . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘young’ or similar, notably German Jung , Dutch Jong and De Jong , and French Lejeune and Lajeunesse .
Americanized form of Swedish Ljung: topographic or an ornamental name from ljung ‘(field of) heather’, or a habitational name from a placename containing this word, e.g. Ljungby.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Short History of Ebenezer Russell Young Junior
This is a transcription of a history of Ebenezer Russell Young. I do not know who wrote this history, but was probably for the purpose of following his membership and ordinations in the Church of Jesu …
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