Brief Life History of William Peter
When William Peter Wikoff was born on 12 July 1784, in Jacksonville, Meigs Township, Adams, Ohio, United States, his father, Peter John Wikoff, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Beekman, was 32. He married Sarah McGhenor Mccue on 1 November 1810, in Adams, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Jefferson Township, Adams, Ohio, United States in 1820. He died on 24 September 1840, in Green Township, Adams, Ohio, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Foster Cemetery, West Union, Tiffin Township, Adams, Ohio, United States.
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- William Wikoff, "United States Census, 1830"
- William Wikoff, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Wikoff, "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
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 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
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.
Name Meaning
Variant of Wyckoff , a surname of East Frisian origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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