Brief Life History of William Nelson
When William Nelson Moffit was born on 4 April 1820, in Marcellus, Marcellus, Onondaga, New York, United States, his father, Ishmael Moffitt, was 39 and his mother, Lydia Coman, was 35. He married Harriet Newel Fox on 2 March 1856. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 13 September 1884, in Clinton, Barron, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 64.
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- Wm Moffett, "United States Census, 1870"
- William Moffet, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935"
- U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1829
American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: variant of Moffatt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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