Samson Wetherell III

Brief Life History of Samson

When Samson Wetherell III was born on 5 August 1795, in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Sampson Wetherell Jr., was 42 and his mother, Lydia Felton, was 40. He married Lucy Kendall on 11 January 1822, in Barre, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and Petersham, Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1874. He died on 13 September 1874, in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Samson Wetherell III
1795–1874
Lucy Kendall
1798–1829
Marriage: 11 January 1822
Charles Kendall Wetherell
1824–1857
Eliza Ann Wetherell
1826–1914
Lucy Kendall Wetherell
1829–1917

Sources (36)

  • Samson Wathesell, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Samson Wetherel, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Samson Wetherell, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

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 (Durham and Yorkshire): habitational name from Wetheral (Cumberland). The placename derives from Old English wether ‘wether, castrated ram’ + halh ‘nook, corner of land’.

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

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