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William H Day

Male 1818 - 1882  (64 years)


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  • Name William H Day 
    Birth 7 Mar 1818  Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 19 Sep 1850  Grafton, Windham, VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 32, born NH, Manufacturer 
    Census 2 Jun 1860  Brimfield, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 41, born NH, Clerk, living next to brothers John & Charles 
    Census 27 Aug 1870  Brimfield, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 50, born NH, Dray Goods Merchant 
    Census 14 Jun 1880  Brimfield, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 62, born NH, Retail Dry Goods, parents born NH/NH 
    Death 7 Mar 1882  Brimfield, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Brimfield Cemetery, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1519  Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart
    Last Modified 16 Dec 2012 

    Father Capt John Day,   b. 2 Feb 1791, Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1864, Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Polly Baker,   b. 1797, Westmoreland, Cheshire, NH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1849, Grafton, Windham, VT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 26 Jan 1814  Chesterfield, Cheshire, NH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • from "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947" (familysearch.org)
      On 26 Jan 1814, John Day resident of Chesterfield married Polly Baker, resident of Chesterfield.
    Family ID F341  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Abigail S “Abby” Wooley,   b. 7 Apr 1821, Grafton, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1878, Brimfield, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)  [1, 2
    Marriage 22 May 1843  Grafton, Vt Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. William H Day,   b. 3 Mar 1845, Grafton, Windham, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1943, Peoria, Peoria, IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)
    +2. George Mayo Day,   b. 27 Feb 1850, Grafton, Windham, VT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1936, Vallejo, Solano, CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2016 

    Family 2 Alma J Huey,   b. 1836, Springfield, Windsor, VT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 24 Feb 1880 
    Notes 
    • from "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954" (familysearch.org)
      On 24 Feb 1880 in Springfield VT, William H Day, 60, a trader residing Brimfield IL, b. Chesterfield NH to John Day and Polly Baker married Alma J Huey, age 45, b. Springfield to James Huey and Martha McCrae. Second marriage for each.
    Family ID F2288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2016 

  • Headstones
    William H and Abbie S Day Gravestone
    William H and Abbie S Day Gravestone
    Inscription of William H and Abbie S Day Gravestone
    Inscription of William H and Abbie S Day Gravestone
    Wm H. DAY / died / March 7, 1882 / Aged 64 yrs / ??? at last

    Histories
    History of Chesterfield, Cheshire County, NH
    History of Chesterfield, Cheshire County, NH
    The History of Peoria County
    The History of Peoria County

  • Notes 
    • from "The History of Peoria County, Illinois, 1880", pg 717
      DAY WM. H. dealer in dry goods and general merchandise, Knoxville avenue; residence, Brimfield. Was born in Chesterfield, N. H., on the seventh day of March, 1818; was reared on a farm, and received a common school education. At seventeen, engaged as an employee in a woolen mill in his native town, where he remained six years. Thence to Grafton, Vt., where he engaged in business for himself, and remained until 1854. Thence to Illinois, and soon after embarked in his present business in Brimfield. In 1843, he married Miss Abbie S. Wooley, of Grafton, Vt., who was born in that city on the seventh day of April, 1821. She died in this village on the 1st day of June, 1878, leaving two sons. Wm. H., Jr., born on the third day of March, 1845; married Josephine, daughter of Ezekiel Day, of Peoria. Second son, George M., born on the 27th day of February, 1850; married Louisa J., daughter of Geo. F. Guy, of Peoria. The family are members of the Baptist Church. Politics, Republican. (The History of Peoria County, Illinois, 1880, page 717, submitted by Janine Crandell)

  • Sources 
    1. [S18] Randall, Oran E, History of Chesterfield, Cheshire County, N.H., (D. Leonard printer, Brattleboro, Vt. 1882), 279-280.

    2. [S26] Anonymous, The History of Peoria County, Illinois, (Johnson & Co., Chicago, 1880), 717.