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The Uppity Upton
My father’s mother’s brother, Thomas Henry Upton, seems to have decided from a young age that he did not want to be a coal miner or pottery worker like the vast majority of his contemporaries. He went to great lengths … Continue reading
Posted in Bates, Bowler, Evans, Homan, Lajoie, Putman, Upton
Tagged Chicago, Coal Miners, Immigrant Ships, Potteries, Stoke-on-Trent, Thomas Henry Upton
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