Mary Elizabeth Van Wart

Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth

When Mary Elizabeth Van Wart was born on 26 July 1837, in Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, Isaac Van Wart Jr., was 35 and her mother, Sarah 'Sally' Clarke or Clark, was 35. She married Samuel Lothrop Churchill on 1 October 1857, in Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. She lived in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States in 1900. She died on 5 November 1912, at the age of 75, and was buried in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Lothrop Churchill
1832–1907
Mary Elizabeth Van Wart
1837–1912
Marriage: 1 October 1857
Herbert Churchill
1859–
Gilbert Brundage Churchill
1863–1931
Frank Eugene Churchill
1866–1920
Charles Harry Churchill
1872–1911
Guy Newton Churchill
1874–1941

Sources (11)

  • Mary Churchill, "Canada Census, 1871"
  • Mary Elizabeth VanWart Churchill, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Elizabeth in entry for Gilbert B. Churchill, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1864

Historical Boundaries 1864: Missoula, Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Deer Lodge, Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Deer Lodge, Montana Territory, United States 1881: Silver Bow, Montana Territory, United States 1889: Silver Bow, Montana, United States

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

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

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