Brief Life History of Samuel
Samuel Ackerley was born on 16 May 1827, in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom as the son of Samuel Ackerly and Mary Ward. He married Charlotta West on 17 May 1855, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1855 and lived in Prairie du Chien, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Fayette Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States for about 20 years. He died on 11 November 1901, in Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa, United States.
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- Sam Ackerly, "United States Census, 1870"
- Samuel Ackerley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Samuel Ackerley, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1834
Historical Boundaries: 1834: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1834: Michigan Territory, United States 1834: Des Moines, Michigan Territory, United States 1836: Des Moines, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1836: Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Decatur, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Decatur, Iowa, United States
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English (Cheshire, Lancashire): habitational name from Acornley in Foulridge (Lancashire), which is recorded as Akerlandeleye in 1259.
Americanized form of German Äckerle (see Aeckerle ) and possibly also of its Swiss German cognate Aecherli. Compare Ackerly 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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