Brief Life History of Hannah Electa
When Hannah Electa Daley was born on 21 August 1810, in Marcellus, Marcellus, Onondaga, New York, United States, her father, John Daley Jr., was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Ennis, was 20. She married Gideon Durphy Wood on 27 December 1830, in Florence Township, Erie, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Summit, Schoharie, New York, United States for about 5 years and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 15 April 1871, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Electa Burnett in household of George O Burnett, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hannah Daley, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Hannah Electa Daley Wood, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Daly .
English (of Norman origin): variant of Dally 2.
English: perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Dal(l)y, a derivative of Old English Dealla, Middle English Dalle.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life sketch of Hannah Electa Daley Wood
Hannah was born 21 August 1810 in Marcellus, Onondago, New York to John Daley and Elizabeth Ennis. She married Gideon Durphy Wood on 28 December 1830 in Florence, Huron, Ohio. They had 5 children. …
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