Lorain Wheaton

Brief Life History of Lorain

When Lorain Wheaton was born in 1777, in Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States, her father, Joseph Wheaton Jr, was 32 and her mother, Esther Sperry, was 29. She married Joseph Morton Bostwick on 28 November 1798. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in La Porte, LaPorte, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died on 26 August 1851, in Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Morton Bostwick
1773–1829
Lorain Wheaton
1777–1851
Marriage: 28 November 1798
Nancy Bostwick
1799–1838
Laura Bostwick
1802–1874
Joseph Wheaton Bostwick
1804–1879
Jasper Bennett Bostwick
1810–1895

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  • Lorain Bostwick in household of Laura Leach, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1789

Pompey was formed in January 1789.

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

Name Meaning

English (Devon): variant of Whiddon .

History: Robert Wheaton came from England to Rehoboth, MA, c. 1636.

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

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