William Pickett Sr

Brief Life History of William

When William Pickett Sr was born on 2 November 1816, in Port Joli, Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, John Pickett, was 39 and his mother, Mehitable Crowell, was 29. He married Agnes Moulton Coolbrith in 1847. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1838 and lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1860 and San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States in 1870. He died on 2 April 1891, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Pickett Sr
1816–1891
Agnes Moulton Coolbrith
1808–1876
Marriage: 1847
Don Carlos Pickett
1847–1928
William Pickett Jr.
1847–1931

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  • CENSUS" WILLIAM PICKETT, B. 1818 (52) From Vermont, Agnes Pickett B. 1824 (58) Main, Josephine (29) Missouri, Carlos ( 21), William ( 21) Missouri "United States, Census USA , San Francisco California 1870"
  • MARRIAGE William Pickett and Susanna M Rogers in entery for HORATIO PICKETT B 10 May 1848 (20) and HARRIET JOSEPHINE JOHNSON"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members St. GEORGE UTAH(Worldwide), 1836-1970"
  • BURIAL William Pickett and Susanna Mehitable Rogers in entery for HORATIO PICKETT, B. 10 MAY 1848 Death 21 December 1891 (70) USA, ST. GEORGE "Utah, Death Certificates, 1904-1966"

World Events (8)

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. 

1823

Earliest Known BUrial: Samuel N. Hughes BIRTH 30 Apr 1790 Massachusetts, USA DEATH 15 May 1823 (aged 33) Oregon, USA BURIAL Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA PLOT Block 7, Lot 45, Grave 2S MEMORIAL ID 58922553

1836 · Remember the Alamo

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.

Name Meaning

English:

from the Middle English, Old French personal name Picot, Pigot, a pet form of Pic (see Pike 6). In Middle English, the form Piket (Old French Picquet) was also common.

sometimes a late development of Pickard 1 or 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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California Bio - From Annals of San Bernadino County 1769-1904 p304

From Annals of San Bernadino County 1769-1904 p304 William Pickett came to San Bernardino in 1858, from San Francisco, where he had been one of the earliest arrivals from the east. He was of more tha …

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