Brief Life History of Harriet
When Harriet Hales was born on 30 October 1829, in Hopton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Hales, was 40 and her mother, Elizabeth Spalding Thurston, was 41. She married William Dye on 18 August 1848, in Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 30 March 1883, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Georgine Smith in household of Thomas Smith, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Mark Alton Brown, "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917"
- William Skinner, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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World Events (8)
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (widespread, especially in the southeast): from the genitive singular or nominative plural form of Old English halh ‘nook, recess’ (see Hale ).
Irish: when not of English origin, this may be a variant of Healy or McHale .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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