Brief Life History of Mary or Polly
When Mary or Polly Shuman was born on 28 October 1805, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Andrew Shuman, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Miller, was 27. She married Michael J. Loy in June 1825, in Perry, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Madison Township, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 14 August 1864, in Blain, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Duncannon Union Cemetery, Duncannon, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Mary Lay in household of Michael J Lay, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Shuman Loy, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Loy in household of Michael J Loy, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1804–1867 Male
1805–1864 Female
Children (11)
1827–1869 Male
1830–1888 Female
1832–1894 Male
1834–1907 Female
1836–1853 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1774–1852 Male
1777–1867 Female
Siblings (9)
1801–1891 Male
1801– Male
1805–1864 Female
1807–1892 Male
1809–1897 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1808
Age 3
1820
Age 15
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
Age 16
Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Schumann .
Americanized form of German Schumann ‘shoemaker’ and of its Polish variant Szuman.
Americanized form of Croatian, Slovenian, Serbian, Czech, and Slovak Šuman (see Suman ), which is in part of German origin (see 2 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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