Brief Life History of Joseph Henry
When Joseph Henry Wolgamott I was born on 20 January 1828, in Wheeling Township, Guernsey, Ohio, United States, his father, David Wolgamot, was 23 and his mother, Sophia Sheely, was 23. He married Rebecca Jane Teeters on 8 September 1857, in Sonoma, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Cottonwood, Yolo, California, United States in 1880 and Hardy Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States in 1900. He died on 20 June 1908, in Woodland, Yolo, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Woodland, Yolo, California, United States.
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- J Wolgamot, "United States Census, 1860"
- Joseph Walgamott, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Joseph Wolgamott, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Yolo, California, United States
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Wohlgemuth . Compare Wolgamot .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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J. Wolgamott is Dead at 82 (Mail of Woodland - 21 June 1908)
Came to Site of City in 1849, Six Years Before a Town was Thought Of Joseph Wolgamott, a prominent resident of this city, who settled on the site of Woodland, in 1849, six years before the townsi …
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