Joseph Wickham

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Wickham was born in 1757, in Deptford, Kent, England, his father, John Wickingham, was 28 and his mother, Hannah Fanning, was 28. He married Martha D. Brock in January 1784, in Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 3 May 1833, in Rome Township, Athens, Ohio, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Stewart, Athens, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Wickham
1757–1833
Martha D. Brock
1764–1814
Marriage: January 1784
Hannah Wickham
1777–1863
Sarah " Sally" Wickham
1784–1860
Joseph D. Wickham
1785–
John D. Wickham
1787–1863
Frances Wickham
1790–1851
Mary Polly Wickham
1791–1881

Sources (8)

  • Joseph Wickham, "United States Census, 1820"
  • Joseph Witchingham, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Joseph Wickingham, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1770 · Boston Tea Party

Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern): habitational name from any of various places called with Old English wīc ‘specialized farm, dairy farm’ + hām ‘homestead’, such as Wicham (Kent), Wickham (Berkshire, Essex, Hampshire), Wickhambreux (Kent), Wickhambrook (Suffolk), Wyckham (Sussex), Wycomb (Leicestershire), or Wykeham (Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire). Perhaps also from High Wycombe and West Wycombe (both Buckinghamshire), which had forms in -ham from the 16th century. In some instances, however, wīc-hām is associated with a Romano-British town, and wīc is an adaptation of Latin vicus. This is the case for Wickhambrook in Suffolk, the Roman association probably being the Roman villa at nearby Lidgate. Similarly, Wickham Market, also in Suffolk, is associated with a large Roman settlement in nearby Hacheston. The surname is now also common in Ireland (Wexford), where it was taken in the 17th century.

History: Thomas Wickham is recorded as a freeman of Weathersfield, CT, in 1658.

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

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