Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Melling was born on 11 January 1859, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Melling, was 36 and his mother, Margaret Ward, was 39. He married Sarah Jane Walker in April 1888, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Kanarraville, Iron, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 20 September 1928, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Melling in household of Joseph Melling, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joseph Melling, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Joseph Melling, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1864: Kane, Utah Territory, United States 1883: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah Territory, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from any of the places near Lancaster and near Liverpool. Both are probably so called from an Old English personal name Mealla + the Old English groupname suffix -ingas.
Irish: variant of Mellon .
German: habitational name from a place called Mellingen (see Mellinger ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Sketch of Joseph Melling
Written by Margaret Stubbs Daughter of Joseph Melling Our father Joseph Melling was born January 11th 1859, in Wiggen, Lancaster, England to Joseph and Margaret Ward Melling. He came to America …
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