Brief Life History of Daniel
When Daniel Whaley was born on 4 June 1828, in Matunuck, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Ezekiel Whaley, was 35 and his mother, Susan Holland, was 29. He married Mary Elizabeth Eldred on 1 December 1859, in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States for about 50 years. He died on 2 May 1907, in Wakefield, South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
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- Daniel L Whaley, "United States Census, 1860"
- Daniel Whaley, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Daniel Whaley, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1841 · Dorr Rebellion
The Dorr Rebellion, led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, took place from 1841 until 1842. During the Rebellion, the middle-class residents of Rhode Island attempted to force broader democracy to the state legislation.
1862 · US Naval Academy
The US Naval Academy was moved to Newport, Rhode Island from its original in Annapolis, Maryland on May 9, 1862.
Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from Whalley (Lancashire) or Whaley in Bolsover (Derbyshire). The Lancashire placename may derive from Old English hwæl ‘hill’ + lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’. The Derbyshire placename may derive from Old English wall ‘wall’, walh ‘Welshman, foreigner’ (genitive plural wala), or wælla ‘well, spring, stream’ + lēah.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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