Hosea Wescott

Brief Life History of Hosea

When Hosea Wescott was born on 12 September 1804, in Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Reuben Westcott, was 30 and his mother, Susannah Leavens, was 28. He married Henrietta Bates on 5 December 1826, in Milford, Milford, Otsego, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Milford, Wayne, Indiana, United States in 1840 and Milford, Milford, Otsego, New York, United States for about 30 years. He died on 9 March 1891, in Otsego, New York, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Milford, Milford, Otsego, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hosea Wescott
1804–1891
Henrietta Bates
1809–1869
Marriage: 5 December 1826
George W Westcott
1827–1889
Juliet Westcott
1830–1841
Adon Bryon Westcott
1831–1900
Abigail Wescott
1833–1885
Melvin Westcott
1835–1868
Ann Isadore Westcott
1837–1866
Marcella Westcott
1839–1841
Cortland Westcott
1841–1927

Sources (13)

  • Hosea Wescott, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Hosea Westcott, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
  • History of ancestors and some descendents of Stukely Westcott

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1816

Indiana is the 19th state.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

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.

Name Meaning

English (southwestern): variant of Westcott .

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

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