Jesse Wiseley

Brief Life History of Jesse

When Jesse Wiseley was born on 1 January 1809, in Ohio, United States, his father, Edward Wiseley, was 26 and his mother, Leah Tomlinson, was 19. He married Keziah Gilmore on 25 September 1833, in Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Biglick Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Big Lick, Hancock, Ohio, United States for about 7 years. He died on 20 June 1887, at the age of 78, and was buried in Findlay Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Wiseley
1809–1887
Keziah Gilmore
1812–1891
Marriage: 25 September 1833
John Wiseley
1834–1837
William L Wiseley
1836–1911
Henry H. Wiseley
1837–1918
Sarah Elizabeth Wiseley
1839–1920
Amos M Wiseley
1842–1906
Mary Jane Wiseley
1845–1931

Sources (12)

  • Jessee Wisely, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Jesse Wiseley - Individual or family possessions: birth: 31 December 1808; Fairfield, Ohio, United States
  • Jessee Wisley, "Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997"

World Events (8)

1810 · Change of capital city

Zanesville becomes the new state capital.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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 (Lancashire): variant of Wisely .

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

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Big Lick

BIG LICK TOWNSHIP, - 671 BIG LICK TOWNSHIP. JOSEPH BARINGER, farmer, P. O. West Independence, was born June 16, 1822, in Hagerstown, Md., son of Baltus and Mary (Killinger) Baringer, natives of German …

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