Brief Life History of Richard Weller
When Richard Weller Brenchley was born on 13 February 1838, in Borden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Brenchley, was 36 and his mother, Caroline Weller, was 34. He married Jane Gray on 15 April 1861, in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 26 September 1927, in Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Richard Branchly, "United States Census, 1870"
- Richard Brenchley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Richard Brenchley, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1843
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Ann Fielding Parkinson BIRTH 8 May 1809 England DEATH 11 Jun 1843 (aged 34) England BURIAL Wellsville Cemetery Wellsville, Cache County, Utah, USA Show Map MEMORIAL ID 9056771 ·
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Kent): habitational name from a place in Kent named Brenchley, from an Old English personal name Brænci (of uncertain origin) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Richard Weller Brenchley
HISTORY OF RICHARD WELLER BRENCHLEY I was born on 22 February 1840 in Borden Kent England. My father was William Brenchley, and my mother was Caroline Weller. My mother and father had nine childr …
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