Joseph Wycoff Thatcher

Brief Life History of Joseph Wycoff

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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Family Time Line

Joseph Wycoff Thatcher
1829–1881
Hannah Morrison
1839–1933
Marriage: 25 March 1858
Dr. Joseph Wycoff Thatcher Jr.
1859–1951
Hyrum Joseph Thatcher
1861–1905
Ella Thatcher
1863–1939
Georgia Vivian Thatcher
1865–1919
Alley Thatcher
1867–1951
Hezekiah Morrison Thatcher
1869–1936
Harriett Preston Thatcher
1872–1960
Hannah Thatcher
1875–1875
George William Thatcher
1877–1956
Luna M. Thatcher
1879–1974
Josephine Thatcher
1881–1960

Sources (96)

  • Joseph Thatcher in household of Henry Green, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Joseph Thatcher, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

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.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

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.

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Joseph Wycoff Thatcher Find A Grave Memorial# 24088869

Joseph 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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