Brief Life History of Amos
When Amos Wilson was born in 1799, in Vermont, United States, his father, Joel Wilson, was 35 and his mother, Anna Wilson, was 35. He married Elizabeth P. Wright in 1826, in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Pavilion Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States in 1850 and Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1860. In 1853, at the age of 54, his occupation is listed as highway commissioner in Pavilion Township, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. He died on 2 January 1867, in Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Roof Cemetery, Climax, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.
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- Amos Wilson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Amos Willson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Amos Wilson in entry for Elizabeth P Wilson, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1805
The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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THE ALPHADELPHIA ASSOCIATION From a History of Kalamazoo Co., MI by Everts and Abbott, published 1880
THE ALPHADELPHIA ASSOCIATION From a History of Kalamazoo Co., MI by Everts and Abbott, published 1880. Graciously supplied by Nancy Benton “History of Alphadelphia.–The theory of holding property in …
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