Hannah Sheely

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Sheely was born on 14 September 1812, in Frederick, Maryland, United States, her father, Christian Sheely Jr, was 33 and her mother, Anna Marie Sommer, was 32. She married Zachariah Baker on 12 May 1836, in Guernsey, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 4 March 1895, in Linton Township, Coshocton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Coshocton, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Zachariah Baker
1814–1892
Hannah Sheely
1812–1895
Marriage: 12 May 1836
Cassandra Salome Baker
1837–1929
Heslip W Baker
1838–1901
Maranda Jane Baker
1840–1913
Maria E Baker
1842–1844
Emily Jane Baker
1843–1895
Hattie A. Baker
1847–1885
Hester Baker
1848–1935
Sarah Virginia Baker
1851–1926
Willis W Baker
1857–1937
Thomas B Baker
1859–1883

Sources (11)

  • Hannah Baker in household of Zachariah Baker, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Hannah Sheely, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • Hannah Sheeley Baker, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

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.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Shelley .

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

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