Hannah M. Wilkinson

Brief Life History of Hannah M.

When Hannah M. Wilkinson was born on 8 June 1810, in London Grove Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Francis Wilkinson, was 32 and her mother, Phebe Pusey, was 23. She married Benjamin Cranston on 19 October 1843, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, Delaware, United States for about 10 years and Delaware, United States in 1870. She died on 24 April 1880, in Stanton, New Castle, Delaware, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Stanton, New Castle, Delaware, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Cranston
1814–1891
Hannah M. Wilkinson
1810–1880
Marriage: 19 October 1843
Francis Wilkinson Cranston
1844–1896
William Benjamin Cranston
1848–1934

Sources (24)

  • Fanny Cranston in household of Benj Cranston, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Hannah M Wilkinson, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Hannah M Wilkinson, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"

World Events (8)

1812

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

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

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: patronymic (‘son of Wilkin’) from Wilkin . Compare Wilkerson .

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

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