Eleanor Horton

Brief Life History of Eleanor

When Eleanor Horton was born about 1784, in Wallkill, Orange, New York, United States, her father, Silas Horton, was 29 and her mother, Mary Danes, was 36. She had at least 2 sons and 6 daughters with Timothy Wheat.

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Family Time Line

Timothy Wheat
1786–1844
Eleanor Horton
1784–
Julia Ann Wheat
1805–1892
Mary Ann Wheat
1811–
Mahala Wheat
1812–
Horton M Wheat
1818–1886
Eleanor Jane Wheat
1821–1900
Alfred M. Wheat
1823–1910
Lucretia Wheat
1827–
Emily Wheat
1829–

Sources (1)

  • New York Probate Records, 1629-1971; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYC9-RGG?cc=1920234&wc=Q7P7-ZNP%3A213303501%2C219514201

World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

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.

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 (Staffordshire and Warwickshire): habitational name from one or other of the many places so called, such as those in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Wiltshire, and Yorkshire. Most of the placenames derive from Old English horh or horu ‘dirt, filth’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, though some may have different origins, including Horton in Gloucestershire, which may derive from Old English heorot ‘hart, stag’ + tūn.

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

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