When Washington Wollett was born in 1827, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, Peter Wollett, was 21 and his mother, Anne Eliza Davis, was 17.
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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.
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
Historical Boundaries: 1831: Cook, Illinois, United States [Spreads across Cook and DuPage counties]
Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz.
English: from the Middle English personal name Wulf(i)et, usually representing the Old English male name Wulfgēat (from wulf ‘wolf’ + the tribal name Gēat, occasionally perhaps the female name Wulfgȳth, where gȳth is a form of gūth ‘war’).
Americanized form of German Wollert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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