Washington O. Wyatt
1812–Male
Virginia, United States
The Life of Washington O.
When Washington O. Wyatt was born in 1812, in Virginia, United States, his father, John S Wyatt Sr, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Sally Williams, was 27.
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Family Time Line
John S Wyatt Sr
1783–1866
Elizabeth Sally Williams
1785–1866
Sarah O "Sallie" Wyatt
1805–1889
Ermine N. Wyatt
1806–1887
Ermine Nicholas Wyatt
1806–1887
William Robert Wyatt
1808–1866
Mary Ann L. Wyatt
1809–1895
John Stokes Wyatt Jr
1811–1870
Washington O. Wyatt
1812–
Martha Hightower Wyatt
1813–1900
Agnes Blanche C. Wyatt
1818–1880
Josiah Watson Wyatt
1818–
Lucy A. R. Wyatt
1819–1859
Sallie Wyatt
1820–
Warren Addison Wyatt
1826–1890
Parents and Siblings
1783–1866Male
1785–1866Female
siblings
(13)
Sarah O "Sallie" Wyatt
1805–1889Female
Ermine N. Wyatt
1806–1887Female
1806–1887Male
1808–1866Male
1809–1895Female
+8 More Children
World Events (3)
1812
Age 0
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Age 0
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
Age 0
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
Name Meaning
English: from the medieval personal name Wiot, Wyot, Gyot, which derives from the Old English personal name Wīgheard, composed of the elements wīg ‘war’ + heard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’. Under Norman influence it was also adopted as a diminutive of both Guy 1 and William .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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