William Davy

26 May 1798–30 March 1880 (Age 81)
Frederick, Maryland, United States

The Life Summary of William

When William Davy was born on 26 May 1798, in Frederick, Maryland, United States, his father, John Davy, was 22 and his mother, Ruth Dorsey, was 22. He married Phebe Gordon on 3 June 1819, in Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Rose Township, Carroll, Ohio, United States in 1860. He died on 30 March 1880, in Rose, Carroll, Ohio, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Davy
1798–1880
Phebe Gordon
1797–1845
Marriage: 3 June 1819
John D. Davy
1818–1889
Robert Davy
1824–1872
Allen D. Davy
1826–1898
Rachel Davy
1828–1905
David Davy
1828–
Ruth A. Davy
1831–1914
James Davy
1833–1908
William S. Davy
1836–1840
Jesse Otis Davy
1840–1922

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 June 1819Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States
    • Children

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 2
    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.
    1803
    Age 5
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
    1820 · Making States Equal
    Age 22
    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Davey .Irish (Sligo): adopted name for Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’, see McDevitt .French and Breton: from a vernacular form of the personal name David .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Davey

    Sources (19)

    • Wm Davy, "United States Census, 1870"
    • William Davy, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
    • Wm. Davy in entry for Matilda C Wise, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

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