When Mary Wilsey was born in 1837, in White, Illinois, United States, her father, Jessee W Wilsey, was 32 and her mother, Pamelia Robinson, was 26. She lived in Bethel Township, Posey, Indiana, United States in 1850.
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By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
English (Norfolk): perhaps a shortened form of Whittlesey .
Americanized form of Dutch Wiltse .
History: Hendrick Wiltsee's son Hendrick, born in 1746, spelled his surname Willse in adult life.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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