Brief Life History of Samuel P
When Samuel P Oldham was born on 3 March 1852, in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Oldham, was 38 and his mother, Maria Heap, was 35. He married Mary Jane Price on 26 February 1872, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Avon, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 24 July 1921, in Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Paradise Cemetery, Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Pearl Oldham in household of Samuel William Oldham, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- 1852 England Birth of Samuel Oldham son of John Oldham & Maria Heap Oldham, "Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia"
- 1892 Utah Marriage License for Samuel Oldham & Mary Elizabeth Brown, "Utah, County Marriages"
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1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Cheshire): habitational name from Oldham in Lancashire. The placename derives from Old English ald ‘old’ + Old Norse holmr ‘island, water meadow’.
History: Colonist and trader John Oldham was born in Lancashire, England, c. 1600 and emigrated to North America in 1623, arriving at Plymouth, MA, in July on the ship Anne.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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