When William Andrew Woolsey was born on 1 January 1833, in Randolph, Illinois, United States, his father, Joseph Henry Woolsey, was 58 and his mother, Abigail Shaffer, was 46. He married Emily Amanda Rockwell on 18 January 1857, in Alameda, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He died on 8 December 1893, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
On May 27, 1850, a tornado came through Nauvoo and took the remaining outer walls of the temple. It was the most frightful thing the city had witnessed. Not just a tornado but also lightening, thunder, wind, hail and rain assailed the spot. Over time what was not destroyed by the storm crumbled until only a small amount was left.
English (Norfolk): from the Middle English personal name Wulsy (Old English Wulfsige, from wulf ‘wolf’ + sige ‘victory’). The personal name was common in Suffolk, where it gave rise to the surname of Henry VIII's minister Cardinal Wolsey.
History: George Woolsey came to New Amsterdam in New Netherland (now New York City, NY) from England via the Netherlands in 1623.
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Possible Related NamesJoseph Woolsey and Abigail Schaeffer This is an account of Joseph Woolsey and Abigail Schaeffer and their children. These are the nearest common ancestors of Leavitt Christensen and his wife Rula Woo …
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