Brief Life History of Olivia
When Olivia Arnold was born on 28 January 1805, in Checkley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Arnold, was 31 and her mother, Ella Ratcliffe, was 22. She married William Box in 1829, in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1852 and lived in Stoke upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 30 October 1871, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Olivia Box in household of Wm Box, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Olive Arnold, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Olivia Arnold, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, German, Dutch, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Arnwald (Middle English Arnold, Old French Arnaut), composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule, power’. This name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.
English: habitational name from either of two places called Arnold in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + halh ‘nook’.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German personal name (see 1 above), at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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