Brief Life History of Wellington Paul
When Wellington Paul Wilson was born on 1 February 1814, in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, his father, Deliverance Wilson Jr, was 45 and his mother, Lovina Fairchild, was 40. He married Elizabeth Boardman Smith on 9 December 1836, in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1880. In 1880, at the age of 66, his occupation is listed as farmer in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States. He died on 29 May 1896, in Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Hillsdale Cemetery, Hillsdale, Garfield, Utah, United States.
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- Wellington Wilson, "United States Census, 1880"
- Family Data Collection - Births
- Willington P. Wilson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Autobiography-Wellington Paul Wilson
HISTORICAL SKETCHES IN THE LIFE OF W. P. WIILSON by WELLINGTON PAUL WILSON INTRODUCTION Sixty-three years I have been toiling on the "journey of life" and the journey is not yet accomplished. In …
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