Brief Life History of Agatha Ann
When Agatha Ann Woolsey was born on 18 January 1814, in Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States, her father, Joseph Henry Woolsey, was 39 and her mother, Abigail Shaffer, was 27. She married John Doyle Lee on 23 July 1833, in Old Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1851 and Harmony Election Precinct, Washington, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 4 June 1866, in New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Lee Family Cemetery, New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Agitham Lee in household of Jno D Lee, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Agatha Ann Woolsey - birth: 18 January 1814; Danville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States
- Agatha Ann Woolsey and John D Lee, Randolph, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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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.
1821
Historical Boundaries: 1821: Fayette, Illinois, United States
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 (Norfolk): from the Middle English personal name Wulsy (Old English Wulfsige, from wulf ‘wolf’ + sige ‘victory’). The personal name was common in Suffolk, where it gave rise to the surname of Henry VIII's minister Cardinal Wolsey.
History: George Woolsey came to New Amsterdam in New Netherland (now New York City, NY) from England via the Netherlands in 1623.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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