Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Couch was born on 10 December 1848, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Jacob Whitmore Couch, was 30 and her mother, Isabella Amanda Mouck, was 22. She married Jason Lee Boyd on 10 May 1866. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Union Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 23 April 1927, in Center, Ralls, Missouri, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Madisonville Cemetery, Jasper Township, Ralls, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (22)
- Mary A. Boyd in household of Saxon L. Boyd, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mary A Couch in household of Jacob Couch, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary A. Couch in entry for Boyd, "Missouri Births and Christenings, 1827-1935"
Spouse and Children
1841–1925 Male
1848–1927 Female
Children (10)
1869–1870 Female
1871–1896 Female
1873–1876 Female
1875–1951 Female
1878–1882 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1818–1897 Male
1826–1902 Female
Siblings (9)
1843–1844 Female
1845–1887 Female
1847– Male
1848–1927 Female
1853– Male
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 15
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 15
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 22
Name Meaning
English (Cornwall and Devon): nickname from Middle English couch(e) ‘hump, hunch’, used for a hunchback. In Cornwall and Devon it is usually pronounced as Cooch.
English (Cornwall and Devon): variant of Gooch .
English (Cornwall and Devon): from Middle English coche, couche ‘bed, couch, tablecloth’ (Old French couche, culche). It could have been a metonymic occupational name for someone who made such items or a nickname for a lazy individual. Alternatively, it could have been applied to someone who produced couchwork, a luxurious embroidery in which gold or silver thread and jewels were sewn into satin or silk robes.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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