Brief Life History of Henrietta
When Henrietta Rushton was born on 13 February 1817, in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Rushton Sr, was 35 and her mother, Lettice Johnson, was 32. She married Thomas Bullock on 25 June 1838, in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States for about 4 years and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 19 October 1897, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Henrietta Bullock in household of Thomas Bullock, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Henrietta Rushton, "England Births and Christenings, 1817"
- Henrietta Rushton and Thomas Bullock marriage license, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1838"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Rishton (Lancashire) and Rushton (Staffordshire), and perhaps also from Rushton (Cheshire, Northamptonshire), Rushton in East Stoke (Dorset), and Rhiston (Shropshire). The placenames derive from Old English risc ‘rush’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Lyrics: Mortals Awake, With Angels Join
This is the carol sung by the Rushtons to the Joseph and Hyrum Smith families. It was hymn #77 in the first hymnal of the Church in 1840. Words by Samuel Medley, 1782 Music by George Handel, arr. 18 …
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