Brief Life History of Mary "Polly"
When Mary "Polly" Lent was born on 4 October 1777, in Stillwater, Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States, her father, Hendrick or Henry Lent, was 32 and her mother, Catharine M. Croft, was 20. She married John Bull on 12 February 1797. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Wysox Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 20 May 1858, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Pond Hill Cemetery, Wysox Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Polly Bull in entry for William Elliott Bull, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Polly Bull in household of John Bull, "United States Census, 1850"
- Polly Bull or Lent, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"
Spouse and Children
1774–1852 Male
1777–1858 Female
Children (10)
1797–1859 Male
1799–1846 Female
1801–1887 Female
1803–1896 Female
1808–1855 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1745–1801 Male
1756–1848 Female
Siblings (10)
1777–1858 Female
1777– Male
1780–1835 Female
1780–1869 Male
1782–1881 Male
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World Events (7)
1780
Age 3
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 4
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 23
Name Meaning
Dutch (Van Lent): habitational name from Lent in Elst, Gelderland, meaning a place where lime trees grew.
German: variant of Lenth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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