Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Wilcox was born on 19 May 1783, in Halifax, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, Nathan Wilcox, was 36 and his mother, Rebecca Moon, was 31. He married Elizabeth Otis on 11 April 1811, in Rutland, Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died in August 1849, in Streetsboro Township, Portage, Ohio, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Streetsboro Cemetery, Streetsboro Township, Portage, Ohio, United States.
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- Benjamin Wilcox, "United States Census, 1830"
- Benjamin Wilcox, "Find A Grave Index"
- Benjamin Willcox in entry for John Tallcott and Elizabeth Willcox, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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