Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Kirkbride was born on 20 June 1813, in Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Kirkbride, was 23 and her mother, Margaret Peel, was 25. She married John Christopher Armstrong on 7 September 1840, in Wetheral, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 26 November 1895, in Teasdale, Piute, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Teasdale, Piute, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Armstrong in household of John C Armstrong, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Kirkbride, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Armstrong, "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English (Cumbria): habitational name from a place in Cumbria near Carlisle, named from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + the Irish saint's name Bride (see Kilbride ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mary Kirkbride
Mary Kirkbride Mary Kirkbride was born at Low Crosby, Cumberland, England on 20 June 1815. She was the daughter of John Kirkbride and Margaret Peel. Low Crosby was four miles out of Carlisle …
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