Brief Life History of Martha
Martha Royle was born on 16 January 1819, in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. She married John Moburn Kay on 19 June 1851, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848. She died on 8 May 1852, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Martha Royle - Government record: Census record: birth: about 1822; England
- Martha Kay, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Martha Kay, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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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.
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Cheshire): variant of Royal .
Irish: variant of Rahill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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