Brief Life History of Jeremiah
When Jeremiah Willey was born on 6 November 1804, in Northfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Isaiah Willey, was 52 and his mother, Sarah Daniels, was 48. He married Basheba Stevens on 29 November 1827, in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States in 1852 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1868. He registered for military service in 1846. In 1852, at the age of 48, his occupation is listed as chaplain, utah house of representatives in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 21 May 1868, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Jeremiah Wylley, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jeremiah Willey, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Copy of Jeremiah Willey, "United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923"
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World Events (8)
1805
The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1821
Colonization grant given to Moses Austin to settle Texas. Plan of Iguala proclaims Mexican independence. Augustín de Iturbide and Spanish envoy sign Treaty of Córdoba recognizing Mexico's independence. treaty not honored by Spanish government, however.
Name Meaning
English: from a pet form of the personal name Will , a short form of William . In some instances a variant of Wiley .
Americanized form of Swiss German Willi .
History: Isaac Willey is recorded in Boston, MA, in 1640, and went on to be one of the founders of New London, CT. His descendent Samuel Hopkins Willey (1821–1914) was one of the founders of the College of California at Berkeley in 1860.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Jeremiah Willey An Autobiography
Jeremiah Willey 1804 - 1868 An Autobiography I was born in the town of Northfield, in the county of Merrimac and the state of New Hampshire on the sixth day of November 1804. I was the third son of …
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