Brief Life History of Alonzo Wells Newcomb
When Alonzo Wells Newcomb Whitney was born on 27 December 1818, in Town of Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States, his father, Silas Newcome Whitney, was 11815 and his mother, Mary Wheeler, was 15. He married Henrietta Keyes on 30 October 1839, in Union, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Paris Township, Union, Ohio, United States in 1839 and Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1843. He died on 4 February 1845, in Nauvoo Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Nauvoo Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States.
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- Alonzo Whitney, Head of house, Milford Center, Union Township, Union, Ohio, "United States Census, 1840"
- Alonzo W. N. Whitney blessing given by Patriarch Hyrum Smith naming parents and giving date of birth
- Alonzo W. Whitney marriage Henrietta Keys, 30 October 1839, Union County, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994" Image
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1825
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Whitney in Herefordshire, the etymology of which is uncertain. The second element is Old English ēg ‘island, piece of higher ground in a low-lying area’; the first appears to be hwītan, which is either the genitive singular of an Old English byname Hwīta (meaning ‘white’), or the weak dative case (originally used after a preposition and article) of the adjective hwīt ‘white’. The name may also derive from Whitney (now Whitney Wood) in Stevenage (Hertfordshire), probably named from Old English hwītan ‘white’ + (ge)hæge ‘enclosure’.
History: John Whitney came from London, England, to Watertown, MA, in 1635, and had numerous prominent descendents.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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