Brief Life History of William Hawkins
When William Hawkins Presley was born on 23 February 1811, in Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States, his father, Mathew William Presley, was 36 and his mother, Abiar Tifft, was 31. He married Eleanor Hepzibah Johnson in 1834, in Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Charlestown Township, Portage, Ohio, United States in 1840 and Page, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 16 July 1852, in Mormon, Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Plains, New Shoreham, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America.
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- William Presley, "United States Census, 1850"
- William Presley, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Priestley in entry for Lehi Nephi Hardman, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1816
Historical Boundaries 1816: Oswego, New York, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Priestley with loss of -t- through assimilation into the preceding -s-.
Americanized form of German Pressler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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