Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Holden was born on 2 August 1807, in Euxton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Lathim Holden, was 34 and her mother, Margaret Slater, was 32. She married Richard Hardman on 7 January 1828, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1852 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 4 years and Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 7 April 1873, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Presley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Peggy Holding, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Margaret Holding, "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: habitational name from one or more of various places so named, especially Holden in Haslingden (Lancashire), but also Holden in Bolton and Holden in Silsden (both Yorkshire), Holedean Farm in Henfield and Holden in Rotherfield (both Sussex), Holding Farm in Cheriton and Woolding Farm in Whitchurch (Hampshire), and Holden in Southborough (Kent). Most of the placenames derive from Old English hol ‘hollow’ + denu ‘valley’, though Holden in Rotherfield (Sussex) and Holden in Southborough (Kent) may have Old English denn ‘pasture’ as the final element. Compare Holcomb .
Norwegian: habitational name from the name of several farms, most of them derived from Old Norse hǫll ‘slope, hillside’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Pioneer Immigrants to Utah Territory about Richard Hardman Name:Richard Hardman Gender:Male Birth Date:4 May 1807 Birth Place:Kirkham, Laneashire, England Religion:Lds Spouse:Margaret Holden Marriage …
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