Marion Heath

Brief Life History of Marion

When Marion Heath was born on 3 March 1861, in Richmond, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Alvirus Heath, was 43 and her mother, Elisabeth L Bently, was 40. She married Theodore D Holmes on 20 August 1884, in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Cambridge Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Upper Darby Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930.

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Family Time Line

Theodore D Holmes
1839–1902
Marion Heath
1861–
Marriage: 20 August 1884
John B. Holmes
1886–1964
Marion E. Holmes
1888–1947

Sources (7)

  • Mary D Heath in household of Alvirus Heath, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Marion in entry for John B Holmes, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
  • Merion D Holmes in household of John B Holmes, "United States Census, 1930"

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World Events (8)

1863

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

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived ‘(on the) heath’ (Middle English he(a)th, Old English hǣth) or else a habitational name from any of numerous places called with this word. The same word also denoted heather, the characteristic plant of heathland areas. This surname has also been established in Dublin, Ireland, since the late 16th century.

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

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