Thomas Bullock Jr.

Brief Life History of Thomas

When Thomas Bullock Jr. was born on 23 December 1816, in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Bullock Sr., was 41 and his mother, Mary Hall, was 36. He married Henrietta Rushton on 25 June 1838, in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 10 February 1885, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Bullock Jr.
1816–1885
Henrietta Rushton
1817–1897
Marriage: 25 June 1838
Thomas Henry Bullock
1839–1906
Charles Richard Bullock
1840–1923
Pamela Jane Bullock
1842–1921
Willard Richards Bullock
1845–1847
Mary Elizabeth Bullock
1848–1930
Brigham Moroni Bullock
1850–1851
Henrietta Rushton Bullock
1852–1922
Francis Alonzo Bullock
1855–1920
Leonore Rushton Bullock
1857–1862
David Parley Bullock
1859–1860

Sources (127)

  • Thomas Bullock, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Thomas Bullock, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Thomas Bullock and Henrietta Rushton marriage, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1838"

World Events (8)

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

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

English (West Midlands): from Middle English bulluc, bullok ‘bullock’ (Old English bulluc), referring to a young bull, probably applied as a nickname for an exuberant young man or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of bullocks.

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

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