Brief Life History of William
When William Willes was born on 5 July 1814, in Woolwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Willes, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Hawkes, was 34. He married Ann Kibbey on 5 February 1839, in Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1865. He died on 2 November 1890, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William Willes, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Willes, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Willes, "Wales, Marriage Bonds, 1650-1900"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
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.
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: variant of Wills .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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