When Joseph Wycoff Thatcher was born on 10 August 1829, in Ganotown, Berkeley, Virginia, United States, his father, Hezekiah Thatcher, was 19 and his mother, Alena Kitchen, was 21. He married Hannah Morrison on 25 March 1858, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Salmon Falls, El Dorado, California, United States in 1850 and Cache, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 15 December 1881, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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English: occupational name for a thatcher, someone who covered roofs in straw, from an agent derivative of Middle English thach(en) ‘to thatch’ (Old English thæccan).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesJoseph Wycoff Thatcher Birth: Jul. 15, 1829 Ganotown Berkeley County West Virginia, USA Death: Dec. 15, 1881 Logan Cache County Utah, USA Son of Hezekiah Thatcher and Alley (Alena) Kitchen Married …
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