Maria Kelsey

27 September 1809–24 February 1852 (Age 42)
New York, United States

The Life Summary of Maria

When Maria Kelsey was born on 27 September 1809, in New York, United States, her father, Thomas Potter Kelsay, was 23 and her mother, Elizabeth Brown, was 23. She married David Burris on 3 July 1827, in Warren, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 24 February 1852, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Fickle, Washington Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Burris
1802–
Maria Kelsey
1809–1852
Marriage: 3 July 1827
William K Byrns
1838–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    3 July 1827Warren, Ohio, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1812
    Age 3
    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
    1816
    Age 7
    Indiana is the 19th state.
    1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
    Age 16
    The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from North or South Kelsey in Lincolnshire, so named from an uncertain initial element (perhaps an Old English personal name with genitive -es) + Old English ēg ‘island’.Possibly also an Americanized form of German Gelzer.History: William Kelsey was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Kelsay

    Sources (6)

    • Maria Kelsey, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
    • Maria Kelsay Byrns, "Find A Grave Index"

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