Nathaniel Barnett Woolley

Brief Life History of Nathaniel Barnett

When Nathaniel Barnett Woolley was born on 22 February 1821, in Hartford, Washington, New York, United States, his father, Fitzgerald Woolley, was 34 and his mother, Esther Sarah Barnett, was 32. He married Mariah Stoddard on 6 June 1852, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Hancock Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 24 February 1897, in Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Barnett Woolley
1821–1897
Mariah Stoddard
1832–1896
Marriage: 6 June 1852
Flora Isabelle Woolley
1853–1881
Ella Woolley
1856–1872

Sources (12)

  • N B Woolley, "United States, Census, 1860"
  • N B Woolley, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Barnet Woolley, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1825

Historical Boundaries: 1825: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1846

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

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called with Old English wulf ‘wolf’ + lēah ‘wood, clearing’, such as Woolley (Huntingdonshire, Yorkshire), Woolley in Bovey Tracy (Devon), and Woolley in Bradford on Avon (Wiltshire).

Irish (Cavan): in Ireland, according to Woulfe, when this is not the English name, it has been adopted for Woulfe .

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

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