Thankful Halsey

Brief Life History of Thankful

When Thankful Halsey was born on 18 March 1797, in Canaan, Columbia, New York, United States, her father, William Halsey, was 20 and her mother, Thankful Cooper, was 36. She married Joseph Hand before August 1820, in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. She died on 25 March 1837, in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Kirtland Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Parley Parker Pratt
1807–1857
Thankful Halsey
1797–1837
Marriage: 9 September 1827
Parley Parker Pratt Jr
1837–1897

Sources (10)

  • Thankful Halsey in the Family Data Collection - Births
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • Thankful H, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949" Entry for Parley P Pratt Jr

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World Events (8)

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

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name probably from Halsey Farm in Sharnbrook (Bedfordshire), whose medieval spellings lack H- but which has been influenced by the adjacent wood, which was once called Haselho but is now also called Halsey. However, the early examples suggest that another as yet unidentified place (or places) may also have been a source.

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

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Parley Pratt--Short

Parley Parker Pratt Born: April 12, 1807 in Burlington, Otsega County, New York Died: May 13, 1857 near Van Buren, Arkansas Parley Parker Pratt was born to Jared and Charity Dickinson Pratt on Ap …

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