Thankful Green

Brief Life History of Thankful

When Thankful Green was born on 20 February 1789, in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Willard Elias Green, was 27 and her mother, Lucy Wilcox, was 11. She married Jacob Wickizer on 15 October 1806, in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Rome, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Orwell, Orwell Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. She died on 28 December 1862, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Allis Hollow, Orwell Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Wickizer
1784–1868
Thankful Green
1789–1862
Marriage: 15 October 1806
Rosena Wickizer
1807–1898
Andrew Wickizer
1813–
Lucy Wickizer
1809–1889
Margaret Wickizer
1811–1881
Jacob Wickizer
1814–1887
Catharine Wickizer
1816–1881
John Horton Wickizer
1818–1889
Alexander Wickizer
1821–1893
Theodore Willard Wickizer
1823–1903
Sarah A. Wickizer
1825–1900
George W Wickizer
1827–1903
Mariam Wickizer
1829–1837
Andrew W Wickizer
1831–1908

Sources (10)

  • Thankful Wickizer in household of Jacob Wickizer, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Thankful Green Wickizer, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Thankful Green in entry for Jacob Wickizer and Martha West, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"

World Events (6)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs

The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against taxes on whiskey by farmers and distillers. People were tarred and feathered. They attacked Bower Hill and headed towards Pittsburgh. The militia was sent in to try and stop it. It finally ended with a repeal of the tax.

1810

Historical Boundaries 1810: Ontario, New Jersey, United States 1812: Bradford, New Jersey, United States

Name Meaning

English: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green (Middle English grene, a transferred use of the color term). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.

English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.

Irish: adopted for Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’, a personal name from a pet form of uaine ‘green’, see Honan .

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

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