Brief Life History of William West
When William West Lane was born on 29 August 1797, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States, his father, James Lane, was 28 and his mother, Mary "Polly" Phipps, was 21. He married Mary Willis on 22 July 1821, in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Hamilton, Illinois, United States in 1830 and Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He died on 8 July 1852, in Hall, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Hall, Nebraska, United States.
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- William W Lane, "United States Census, 1830"
- Illinois, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1791-1850
- Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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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.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived in a lane, from Middle English, Old English lane, originally a narrow way between fences or hedges, later used to denote any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Laighin ‘descendant of Laighean’, a byname meaning ‘spear or javelin’.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ‘descendant of Luan’, a byname meaning ‘warrior’, formerly Anglicized as O'Loan. See also Lamb .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Brief History of William Phipps Lane
William Phipps Lane was a son of William West Lane (1797-1852) and Mary Willis (1807-1840), one of nine children born to this couple with only four surviving to adulthood. He was born 20 Janua …
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