Brief Life History of Hannah Blakesley
When Hannah Blakesley Finch was born on 19 March 1811, in Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Daniel Finch, was 26 and her mother, Mary Blakesley, was 35. She married Edwin Parker Merriam on 6 November 1831, in Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 16 April 1872, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Hannah Morley, "United States Census, 1860"
- Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
- Hannah B. Finch Morley, "BillionGraves Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, 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: nickname from Middle English finch, fink ‘finch’ (Old English finc), for a small, lively, cheerful person.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Czech, Slovenian, and Croatian Fink ‘finch’, or of some of the corresponding Slavic surnames, e.g. Czech (Moravian) Pěnka (see Penka ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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HISTORY OF HANNAH BLAKESLEY FINCH
HANNAH BLAKESLEY FINCH MERRIAM MORLEY, 1848 Born: March 19, 1811, Woodbridge, New Haven, Conneticutt Married: November 5, 1831, Edwin Parker Merriam Died: April 16, 1872, Manti, Sanpete, Utah Childr …
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