Sally Gleason

27 May 1792–26 June 1871 (Age 79)
Granville, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Sally

When Sally Gleason was born on 27 May 1792, in Granville, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joel Gleason, was 31 and her mother, Keziah Smith, was 22. She married Beriah Smith on 7 April 1814, in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States for about 15 years. She died on 26 June 1871, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Beriah Smith
1792–1857
Sally Gleason
1792–1871
Marriage: 7 April 1814
Lucy Ann Smith
1816–1844
Mary C. Smith
1818–
William Beriah Smith
1819–1853

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 April 1814Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
    Age 2
    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 8
    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.
    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 27
    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

    (1997: 10160;2007: 19121; 2010: 25416)Irish (Waterford): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Glasáin, from a diminutive of glas ‘green, blue, gray’.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Glasheen
    Glisan
    Gleeson

    Sources (14)

    • Sally in entry for William B. Smith, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
    • Sally Smith, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
    • Nellie Smith, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"

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