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