Brief Life History of Hezekiah Richardson
When Hezekiah Richardson Wilcox was born on 29 December 1827, in Leroy, Leroy Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaac Wilcox, was 42 and his mother, Elizabeth Wilcox, was 29. He married Mary Ann Parkhurst about 1854, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Leroy Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Canton Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 21 July 1898, in Ward Township, Tioga, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Canton Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- H R Wilcox, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Hezekiah Richardson Wilcox - Government record: birth-name: Hezekiah Richardson Wilcox
- Hezekiah Richardson Wilcox, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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