Brief Life History of Mary Adelia
When Mary Adelia Haight was born on 18 January 1830, in Windham, Greene, New York, United States, her father, Hector Caleb Haight, was 20 and her mother, Julia Ann Van Orden, was 18. She married Theodore C Wiley in 1849, in Cayuga, Aurelius, Cayuga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She immigrated to Deseret, Millard, Utah, United States in 1847 and lived in Davis, Utah, United States in 1850 and Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 15 April 1890, in Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Oakley Cemetery, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States.
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- Mary A Wiley in household of Theodore C Wiley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Ann Haight, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Mary A. Haight Woodruff, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
possibly a variant of Hight , a topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
perhaps sometimes a nickname from Middle English hait ‘merry; revelry’.
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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