Thomas Hathaway

11 May 1784–17 March 1849 (Age 64)
Pennsylvania, United States

The Life of Thomas

When Thomas Hathaway was born on 11 May 1784, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Richard Hathaway, was 31 and his mother, Abigail, was 23. He married Electa Denman in August 1815. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 17 March 1849, at the age of 64, and was buried in Mount Gilead, Morrow, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Hathaway
1784–1849
Electa Denman
1789–1844
Marriage: August 1815
Milton Denman Hathaway
1819–1908
William D Hathaway
1822–1896
Priscilla Hathaway
1825–1916
John Hathaway
1827–1885
Newton Hathaway
1830–1877
Marilla Hathaway
1832–
Mary A Hathaway
1834–
Jane Hathaway
1835–
Martha Ann Hathaway
1838–

Spouse and Children

    Thomas Hathaway

    Male1784–1849Male

    Electa Denman

    Female1789–1844Female

MARRIAGE
August 1815
Mount Gilead, Ohio
children

(9)

    Milton Denman Hathaway

    Male1819–1908Male

    William D Hathaway

    Male1822–1896Male

    Priscilla Hathaway

    Female1825–1916Female

    John Hathaway

    Male1827–1885Male

    Newton Hathaway

    Male1830–1877Male

+4 More Children

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(13)

    Joseph Hathaway

    Male1778–1846Male

    Jamimy Hathaway

    Female1780–Female

    Abraham Hathaway

    Male1782–1857Male

    Thomas Hathaway

    Male1784–1849Male

    Benjamin Hathaway

    Male1786–Male

+8 More Children

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Age 2

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution

Age 3

On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.
1803

Age 19

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

Name Meaning

1 English (mainly central southern England and South Wales):2 topographic name for someone who lived by a path across a heath, from Middle English hathe ‘heath’ + weye ‘way’.3 from an (apparently rare) Old English female personal name, Heaðuwīg, composed of the elements heaðu ‘strife’, ‘contention’ + wīg ‘war’.

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

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Sources (3)

  • Thomas Hathaway, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Thomas Hathaway, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Thomas Hathaway, "Find A Grave Index"

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