Brief Life History of Ann
When Ann Hillier was born on 19 January 1786, in Blandford Town, Dorset, England, her father, John Hillier, was 27 and her mother, Hannah Wheatley, was 28. She married John Hooper on 7 May 1812, in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Phillack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 10 September 1873, in Hooper, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Polly Hooper, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ann Hooper, "Find A Grave Index"
- Anna Maria Hooper in entry for John Thomas Hooper, "England, Hampshire Bishop's Transcripts 1680-1892"
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World Events (8)
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English (Wiltshire and Surrey): occupational name for a roofer from Middle English hil(l)ier, hul(li)er, hel(li)er ‘roofer, slater, tiler’, agent nouns from the Middle English verb hil(i)en, hel(i)an, hul(i)en ‘to put a roof on; cover with a roof’.
French: from the personal name Hillier, a vernacular form of Hilaire (see Hillary ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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