Brief Life History of Polly Ann
When Polly Ann Wilcox was born on 11 April 1829, in New York, United States, her father, Daniel Wilcox, was 34 and her mother, Olive Eddy, was 31. She married Francis Willard on 1 September 1850, in Columbus Township, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died after 1870.
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- Polly A Willard in household of Francis Willard, "United States Census, 1860"
- Polly Ann Wilcox Willard, "Find A Grave Index"
- Unknown in entry for Eva L Richardson, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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