Brief Life History of William Bull
When William Bull Bosley was born on 21 June 1818, in Livonia, Ontario, New York, United States, his father, Edmund Edward Bosley, was 41 and his mother, Ann Kelly, was 39. He married Eleanor Ellen Pack on 19 February 1838, in Kirtland Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 5 June 1842, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 23, and was buried in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.
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- William Bosley, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- William Bull Bosley, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Bosley in entry for Henry Mower, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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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.
1819 · State Capital moves to Vandalia
Vandalia was founded in 1819 as a new capital because Kaskaskia was under the threat of floods. The history of the name Vandalia is uncertain. Under the law which Vandalia was founded states that the title of capital would not be moved from there for twenty years. Even though it was the capital it was never the most populous area in Illinois.
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: habitational name from Boseley in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, probably named with the Old English personal name Bōsa + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
English: habitational name from a place in Cheshire named Bosley, from the Old English personal name Bōsa or Bōt + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. Compare Boseley .
Americanized form of French Beausoleil , especially in New England. Compare Boseley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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