Thirza Dillingham
EVANS
Born
1 April 1797
,
Berkley, Massachusetts, USA
Died
13 February 1884
,
Poplar Ridge, Cayuga County, New York, USA
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Born: 1 April 1797 in Berkley, Massachusetts, USA
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Thirza Dillingham married Cyrenus WHEELER 24 February 1816 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cyrenus WHEELER was born 18 August 1791 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA. Cyrenus died 4 July 1887 in Poplar Ridge, Cayuga County, New York, USA.
Thirza Dillingham EVANS died 13 February 1884 in Poplar Ridge, Cayuga County, New York, USA.
daughter of William Evans and Meribah Dillingham
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Thirza Dillingham EVANS married 
Cyrenus WHEELER
Marriage date: 24 February 1816
Marriage place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
Cyrenus WHEELERMarriage date: 24 February 1816
Marriage place: Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 17971 April 1797
Berkley, Massachusetts, USA
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1816 Marriage / PartnerThirza Dillingham EVANS and Cyrenus WHEELER 24 February 1816, Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
She was 18 years old.
1829 Birth of ChildMarion Isabel WHEELER was born 24 April 1829, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Thirza Dillingham was 32 years old.
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Death — 188413 February 1884
Poplar Ridge, Cayuga County, New York, USA
She died at the age of 86.
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DEATH OF MRS WHEELER
The Beloved Mother of of Auburn's Mayor Dies at Poplar Ridge
The mother of the Hon. Cyrenus Wheeler quietly passed away at her home at Poplar Ridge, Cayuga County, this morning at ten o'clock. She had almost reached the ripe old age of four score and 10 years.
Thirza D., wife of Cyrenus Wheeler, Sr., and daughter of William and Merribah Evans, was born in the town of Berkley, Bristol County, Mass., April 1, 1797 and consequently at her death had almost reached her 87th year.
She was united in marriage with her husband, who survives her, on March 18, 1816, and the 67th anniversary of her happy married life would have occurred next month, forty nine years of which have been spent in Cayuga Co. Endowed with a superior intellect, and those womanly graces which fitted her to fill the sphere of a wife and mother, she was
throughout her long married life the center of the family circle; a Christian mother, whose kindness of heart manifested itself in her
The Beloved Mother of of Auburn's Mayor Dies at Poplar Ridge
The mother of the Hon. Cyrenus Wheeler quietly passed away at her home at Poplar Ridge, Cayuga County, this morning at ten o'clock. She had almost reached the ripe old age of four score and 10 years.
Thirza D., wife of Cyrenus Wheeler, Sr., and daughter of William and Merribah Evans, was born in the town of Berkley, Bristol County, Mass., April 1, 1797 and consequently at her death had almost reached her 87th year.
She was united in marriage with her husband, who survives her, on March 18, 1816, and the 67th anniversary of her happy married life would have occurred next month, forty nine years of which have been spent in Cayuga Co. Endowed with a superior intellect, and those womanly graces which fitted her to fill the sphere of a wife and mother, she was
throughout her long married life the center of the family circle; a Christian mother, whose kindness of heart manifested itself in her
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West Genoa Cemetery King Ferry, Cayuga County, New York, USA PLOT F9 E1
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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