Mary Crandall

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Crandall was born in 1794, in Rhode Island, United States, her father, Oliver Crandall, was 35 and her mother, Patience Nichols, was 40. She married Dennis Ennis on 30 April 1813, in Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States in 1850. She died on 3 October 1863, at the age of 69.

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Family Time Line

Dennis Ennis
1788–1867
Mary Crandall
1794–1863
Marriage: 30 April 1813
Mary Ennis
1815–1849
Albert D. Ennis
1817–1870
Albert Innis
1819–
Sally Ennis
1819–1883
George Nichols Ennis
1821–1898
Varnum Ennis
1824–1896
Oliver C. Ennis
1827–1871
Dennis Ennis
1829–1860
Jane E. Ennis
1831–1912
Martha Emily Ennis
1834–1892
Benjamin F. Ennis
1836–
Samuel P Ennis
1839–1896
Emma Ennis
1843–1870

Sources (13)

  • Mary Ennis in household of Dennis Ennis, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Crandall Ennis in entry for Sally Potter, "Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Swan Point Cemetery Records, ca.1846-ca.1950"
  • Mary in entry for Martha Emily Peckham, "Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945"

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World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1811 · USS Revenge

On January 9, 1811, the USS Revenge hits a reef off of Watch Hill, Rhode Island. The load the ship is carrying is handed off to other ships and the USS Revenge is tied down by tow ropes. It brakes free from the ropes and later sinks. In 2011 divers find what are believed to be the remains of the ship.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Raghnaill ‘son of Raghnall’, a Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Rǫgnvaldr ‘ruler of the gods’, cognate with Reynolds . Compare Grannan .

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

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