Brief Life History of Tirzah
When Tirzah Wells was born on 29 July 1796, in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Elisha Wells Jr., was 37 and her mother, Tirzah Severence, was 31. She married Ezra Chase on 29 September 1818, in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 4 April 1867, in Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Tirza Chase in household of Ezra Chase, "United States Census, 1860"
- Tirzah Wells (b 1796), "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Tirzah Wells, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
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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
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Wells next the Sea (Norfolk) or Wells (Somerset), both named with the plural of Old English wella ‘spring, stream’, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a group of springs or streams.
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Dupuis ‘from the well’.
History: One of numerous early immigrants from England bearing this name was Thomas Welles, governor of colonial CT, who was in Hartford, CT, by 1636.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Tirzah Wells Chase
Tirzah Wells Chase was born July 29, 1796 to parents Elisha Wells and Tirzah Severance in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Tirzah married Ezra Chase on August 22, 1818. They then moved to Sparta, Livingsto …
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