Brief Life History of William H
William H Harrison was born in 1812, in England, United Kingdom as the son of William Harrison and Elizabeth. He married Jeanette Thayer in 1843, in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Hartland, McHenry, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died in 1890, in Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in McHenry, McHenry, Illinois, United States.
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- William Harrison, "United States Census, 1870"
- William Harrison, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Harrison in entry for Leonard Harrison and Jeanette Satterfield Switzer, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1819
In 1819 a committee was appointed to settle on a name for this place. Syracuse was proposed by John Wilkinson because of the similarities he noticed between the description of ancient Siracusa in Sicily and the characteristics of this area; both had salt-water springs and a town to the north called Salina. The committee chose the name by unanimous vote.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English (northern): from the Middle English personal name Harry or Herry + -son. These were the common pronunciations of Henry (see Harry ).
History: Harrison is an extremely common surname in northern England. One important and influential American family of bearers are descended from Benjamin Harrison, who emigrated from England to VA in 1633 or 1634. Descendants include another Benjamin Harrison (c. 1726–91), who was an activist in the American Revolution and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. His son William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) and great-grandson Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901) both became presidents of the US.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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