Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Carlisle was born on 30 April 1798, in Riseholme, Lincolnshire, England, his father, Thomas Carlisle, was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Taylor, was 42. He married Jane Fields on 27 June 1822, in Willingham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1851 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 10 April 1879, in Alpine, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Alpine Cemetery, Alpine, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Richard Carlile, "United States Census, 1870"
- Richard Carlisle, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Richard Carlisle, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1815 · Manchester Dock in Liverpool Built
In 1815, the Manchester Dock in Liverpool was constructed by John Foster Sr. It was an important gateway for coal and manufactured goods mainly corn and cotton. It closed in 1929.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from the Cumbrian city of Carlisle, in whose name Celtic cair ‘fort’ has been compounded with the Romano-British name of the settlement, Luguvalium.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Carlisle Monument
Dear Family: I thought you might be interested to know that the SONS OF THE UTAH PIONEERS constructed a monument honoring the Carlisle family who settled in the Mill Creek area of the city. The coun …
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