John Eames

Brief Life History of John

When John Eames was born on 29 December 1819, in Orcop, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Eames, was 29 and his mother, Nancy Ann Castree, was 23. He married Sarah Elizabeth Powell on 3 February 1843, in Garway, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1868 and lived in Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851 and Radnorshire, Wales in 1861. He died on 24 November 1869, in Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Eames
1819–1869
Hannah Jenkins
1832–1909
Marriage: 17 May 1855
Mary Ann Eames
1856–1937
George Eames
1857–1934
Elizabeth Eames
1859–1947
Emma Eames
1861–1862
William Eames
1863–1941
John Samuel Eames
1866–1948
Eli Eames
1867–1871
Samuel Thomas Eames Sr.
1870–1950

Sources (42)

  • John Eames, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • John Eins and Hannah Jenkins, marriage registration Apr 1856
  • John Samuel Eames, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

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.

1831 · Merthyr Uprising 

Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.

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.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English eme, eim ‘uncle’ (Old English ēam). Most of the modern variants of the surname have post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Biography of Hannah Jenkins Eames

Biography of Hannah Jenkins Eames, emigrant pioneer 1868 By Maurine Clifford Hannah Jenkins was born 3 June 1832 in Crasswall, Herefordshire, England. She was the daughter of Henry Jenkins and A …

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