Hezekiah Thatcher

Brief Life History of Hezekiah

When Hezekiah Thatcher was born on 25 August 1809, in Martinsburg, Berkeley, Virginia, United States, his father, Isaac James Thatcher, was 26 and his mother, Mary Jane Gano, was 26. He married Alena Kitchen on 26 February 1829, in Martinsburg, Berkeley, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. In 1870, at the age of 61, his occupation is listed as hezekia was listed as a merchant banker, stockman, miller and philanthropist. in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. He died on 27 April 1879, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hezekiah Thatcher
1809–1879
Alena Kitchen
1808–1889
Marriage: 26 February 1829
Joseph Wycoff Thatcher
1829–1881
Abraham Thatcher
1830–1830
Catherine Mary Thatcher
1831–1856
Mary Ellen Thatcher
1833–1836
John Bethewel Thatcher
1834–1917
Aaron Dunham Thatcher
1837–1909
Harriett Ann Thatcher
1838–1920
George Washington Thatcher
1840–1902
Moses Thatcher
1842–1909
Sarah Elizabeth Thatcher
1843–1843
Hyrum Smith Thatcher
1844–1852
Elizabeth Thatcher
1846–1849
Hezekiah Thatcher Jr
1847–1847
Virginia Eliza Thatcher
1851–1851

Sources (124)

  • Orson Pratt Thatcher, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • Hezekiah Thatcher, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

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.

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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Life Story of Hezekiah Thatcher

Hezekiah Thatcher (1809-1879), son of Isaac Thatcher and Mary Gano was born at Gano Town, near Martinsburg, Berkeley County, Virginia on August 25th 1809. Both his father and his mother were of old …

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