Joseph H. Woolsey

Male1836–before 1840

Brief Life History of Joseph H.

When Joseph H. Woolsey was born in 1836, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas Ezra Woolsey, was 31 and his mother, Mary Burrell, was 23. He died before 1840, in Salt Creek Township, Jackson, Indiana, United States, at the age of 3.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Ezra Woolsey
1805–1897
Mary Burrell
1813–1897
Reuben Berl Woolsey
1831–1898
John Woolsey
1832–1840
Richard Woolsey
1833–1840
Joseph H. Woolsey
1836–1840
Thomas Andrew Woolsey Sr.
1838–1911
Bartholomew Burrell Woolsey
1838–1840
Lucinda Woolsey
1841–1900
Abigail Woolsey
1844–1884
Mary Elizabeth Woolsey
1848–1899
Jane Woolsey
1851–1917
Eliza Woolsey
1853–1895
Louisa Woolsey
1855–1863
Cynthia Woolsey
1857–
Peter Burrell Woolsey
1858–1937

Sources (2)

  • Research Log for Joseph H Woolsey by BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy
  • church Membership records

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (14)

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World Events (3)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Age 0

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.

1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act

Age 0

The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

Age 3

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

Name Meaning

English (Norfolk): from the Middle English personal name Wulsy (Old English Wulfsige, from wulf ‘wolf’ + sige ‘victory’). The personal name was common in Suffolk, where it gave rise to the surname of Henry VIII's minister Cardinal Wolsey.

History: George Woolsey came to New Amsterdam in New Netherland (now New York City, NY) from England via the Netherlands in 1623.

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

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