Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Wickersham was born on 4 November 1808, in Newlin Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Amos Wickersham, was 35 and her mother, Amy Ward, was 30. She married Edwin Dilworth Woolley on 24 March 1831, in Columbiana, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 29 March 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Mary M Woolley in household of Edwin D Woolley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Molly Wickersham, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Mary Wichersham, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
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World Events (8)
1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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 (Sussex): habitational name from a lost place called Wyckeresham in Framfield (Sussex). The etymology of the placename probably derives from an unknown personal name + Old English hamm ‘water meadow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Rachael Emma Woolley Simmons
Rachael Emma Woolley Simmons Rachael Emma Woolley was born the 7th day of August 1836 in the frontier state of Ohio to Pennsylvania Quakers Edwin Woolley and Mary Wickersham. They were presented t …
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