When Charles Wakley was born in 1827, in Ohio, United States, his father, Samuel Wakeley, was 53 and his mother, Margaret Lewis, was 43.
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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.
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.
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
English (Devon): variant of Wakeley .
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