Brief Life History of William
When William Heath was born on 22 July 1806, in Bradford, Orange, Vermont, United States, his father, John Hall Heath, was 29 and his mother, Abigail Snow, was 25. He married Sophia Prescott on 26 September 1828, in Newbury, Orange, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States for about 10 years. He died on 14 December 1889, in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.
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- William Heath, "United States Census, 1870"
- William Heath, 1806, "Vermont Births and Christenings"
- Wm Heath/Sophia Prescott, 1828, "Vermont Marriage Records"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived ‘(on the) heath’ (Middle English he(a)th, Old English hǣth) or else a habitational name from any of numerous places called with this word. The same word also denoted heather, the characteristic plant of heathland areas. This surname has also been established in Dublin, Ireland, since the late 16th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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