When Mary Elizabeth Woolsey was born on 12 January 1848, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, Thomas Woolsey, was 41 and her mother, Mary Burrell, was 34. She married Joseph Hyrum Lee on 2 January 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860 and Tuba City, Yavapai, Arizona, United States in 1880. She died on 29 April 1899, in Tuba City, Coconino, Arizona, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Tuba City, Coconino, Arizona, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1850: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
Possible Related NamesThe Life Summary of Mary Elizabeth When Mary Elizabeth Woolsey was born on 12 January 1848, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Thomas Woolsey, was 42 and her mother, Mary Burrel …
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