Samuel S Gully

Brief Life History of Samuel S

When Samuel S Gully was born on 27 May 1809, in Smithfield, Johnston, North Carolina, United States, his father, Robert Gulley, was 28 and his mother, Martha "Patsey" Poole, was 34. He married Jane Jones Frilick on 9 October 1833, in Johnston, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 5 July 1849, in Kearney, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Fort Kearney, Kearney, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel S Gully
1809–1849
Jane Jones Frilick
1801–1881
Marriage: 9 October 1833
James B Gully
1834–1846
Martha Gully
1836–1851
Harriet Jane Gully
1840–1888

Sources (25)

  • Samuel S Gully, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Mormon Battalion Company E return list: Samuel Gully
  • Samuel S Gully, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · War of 1812

Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

Name Meaning

English (southwestern): variant of Gulley .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

Life sketch compiled by Mormon Battalion Association

Samuel S Gully was born 27 May 1807 in North Carolina, one of two children. Not much is known of his childhood but he married in 1833 and his wife gave birth to three children. He was baptized in 1 …

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