Mary Amelia McCan

Brief Life History of Mary Amelia

When Mary Amelia McCan was born on 9 August 1852, in West Virginia, United States, her father, Dr. Patrick Henry McCan, was 29 and her mother, Isabella Ann Geary, was 17. She married William Albison Smith on 16 April 1874, in Roane, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Eckley, Yuma, Colorado, United States in 1910 and Yuma, Yuma, Colorado, United States in 1920. She died on 29 August 1930, in Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Edison Cemetery, Edison, Furnas, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Albison Smith
1853–1920
Mary Amelia McCan
1852–1930
Marriage: 16 April 1874
Laurie Effie Smith
1875–1967
Henry Ryan Smith
1877–1937
Bertha Florence Smith
1879–1901
Lena Carrie Smith
1881–1967
Rev. Samuel Patrick Smith
1882–1924
Mamie Bell Smith
1886–1971
Charles Fletcher Smith
1888–1981
Mattie Esther Smith
1891–1970
Mabel Amelia Smith
1893–1982

Sources (12)

  • Amelia Mc Can in household of William Mc Kinstry, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary A McAn, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Mary Amelia McCann Smith, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1854

On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery within their borders. This Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Nebraska Territory, United States 1861: Colorado Territory, United States 1861: Boulder, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Boulder, Colorado, United States

1873

Find A Grave Memorials shows the earliest known burial in this cemetery was in 1873. James Osborn BIRTH unknown DEATH 20 Oct 1873 BURIAL Edison Cemetery Edison, Furnas County, Nebraska, USA MEMORIAL ID 166262006

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of McCann .

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

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