William P Price

Brief Life History of William P

When William P Price was born on 9 August 1820, in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Price, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Will, was 26. He married Sarah Ann Tharp on 12 June 1846, in Defiance, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Farmer Township, Defiance, Ohio, United States for about 50 years. He died on 2 August 1909, in Farmer, Farmer Township, Defiance, Ohio, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Farmer, Farmer Township, Defiance, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

William P Price
1820–1909
Sarah Ann Tharp
1825–1878
Marriage: 12 June 1846
Orley F Price
1847–1852
Sarah Ellen Price
1848–1920
Joseph E Price
1849–1852
Virgil Taylor Price
1851–1876
Lambertha Ann Price
1852–1875
John Henry Price
1854–1855
Mary Elizabeth Price
1855–1860
Rachel Melissa Price
1857–1928
Laura Jane Price
1859–1860
Orpha Ida Price
1861–1864

Sources (20)

  • Wm. Price, "United States Census, 1880"
  • William Price, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • William Price, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

World Events (8)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhys ‘son of Rhys’ (see Reece ). This is one of the commonest of Welsh surnames. It has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.

English: nickname from Middle English, Old French pris ‘excellent, noble, highly valued (person)’.

Americanized form of Jewish Preuss or Preis .

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

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