Hannah Willis

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Willis was born on 3 November 1811, in Thatcham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Willis, was 44 and her mother, Hannah Carter, was 35. She married John Allen on 24 February 1834, in Bucklebury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Bucklebury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1834. She died on 23 October 1892, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Allen
1812–1850
Hannah Willis
1811–1892
Marriage: 24 February 1834
Matilda Allen
1833–1914
John Allen
1835–1916
Henry Allen
1836–1915
Rose Hannah Allen
1838–1922
Elizabeth Allen
1840–1842
Mary Ann Allen
1843–1890
Martha Allen
1844–1939
James Allen
1846–1924
Peter Mormon Allen
1848–1933
Annie Allen
1849–1925

Sources (32)

  • Hannah Allen in household of Martha Robins, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Hannah Willis, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Hannah Willis, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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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.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

Name Meaning

variant of Will with genitival -s. This surname represents a retention of the second syllable, introduced by the addition of the Middle English genitival suffix -es, which would have been pronounced in the Middle English period. Compare Wills . In some cases the name is a variant of Willey , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

variant of Willows .

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

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Life Story of Hannah Willis Allen

The Life of HANNAH WILLIS ALLEN CACHE VALLEY PIONEER and SECOND GREAT GRANDMOTHER of JANET LEE ALLEN HIBBERT written on 8 February 1995 and revised 28 October 2010 by Larry E. Hibbert for Janet Lee …

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