Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Weiler was born on 17 November 1836, in West Nantmeal Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jacob Weiler, was 28 and his mother, Anna Maria Malin, was 34. He married Mary Adelia Chaffin on 26 October 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 4 August 1885, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Weilar in household of Jacob Weilar, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joseph Weiler, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Joseph Weiler in entry for Jacob M Weiler, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): habitational name from any of several places so named in southern Germany.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Weil .
German: topographic name from Middle High German wīler ‘hamlet, farmstead, small village’. Compare Wyler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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