Brief Life History of William
When William Cazier was born on 21 January 1794, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, his father, James Cazier Jr, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth McKee, was 20. He married Pleasant Drake on 3 December 1815, in Wood, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1853. He died on 28 February 1872, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Nephi City Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States.
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- Wm Cazair in household of Mary Guston, "United States Census, 1860"
- Wm Cazear, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- William Cazier, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
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.
Name Meaning
French (northern): variant of Casier (and, in North America, an altered form of this), from casier, a regional form of Old French chasier (from a diminutive of Latin caseus ‘cheese’), a term denoting an openwork basket in which cheese for tasting was displayed; hence by extension an occupational name for a cheesemaker.
History: Philippe Casier from Calais in Pas-de-Calais, France, married Marie Taine in Calais in 1634, died in New York, NY, in 1663.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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William and Pleasant Cazier
William and Pleasant Drake Cazier lived in the State of Virginia. William was born on the 21 January 1794 in Prince William County, Virginia. William met Pleasant Drake, daughter of Thomas Drake an …
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