Brief Life History of Maria
Maria Tarsen was born in 1821, in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. She had at least 1 son with George King. She lived in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1880 and Rialto Judicial Township, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1900. She died on 20 December 1908, in San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.
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- Maria King in household of Parley King, "United States Census, 1900"
- Maria King, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
- Mariah King in household of George King, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
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
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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