Mary St. John (1795–1880) • FamilySearch

Mary St. John

6 December 1795–September 1880 (Age 84)
Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States

The Life of Mary

When Mary St. John was born on 6 December 1795, in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States, her father, Samuel St. John Sr, was 39 and her mother, Thankful Lockwood, was 31. She married Jeremiah Colvin in 1824, in Cussewago Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Cussewago Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died in September 1880, in Hayfield Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Jeremiah Colvin

1798–1860

Mary St. John

1795–1880

Marriage: 1824

Alva Jerimiah Colvin

1815–

Seymore A Colvin

1822–1899

Amelia Colvin

1833–

Alvah Colvin

1835–

Almon Colvin

1825–

Louisa Mary Colvin

1826–1909

Julia Colvin

1828–1863

Amos Thomas Colvin

1831–1908

Catherine Colvin

1832–

Byron N. Colvin

1837–1902

Spouse and Children

Jeremiah Colvin

Male1798–1860Male

Mary St. John

Female1795–1880Female

MARRIAGE
1824
Cussewago Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

children

(10)

Male1815–Male

Male1822–1899Male

Male1825–Male

Female1826–1909Female

Julia Colvin

Female1828–1863Female

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Parents and Siblings

Samuel St. John Sr

Male1756–1819Male

Thankful Lockwood

Female1764–1843Female

siblings

(9)

Female1780–Female

Male1784–1874Male

Male1785–Male

Female1790–Female

Female1791–1865Female

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World Events (7)

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Age 2

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

Age 5

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 24

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.

Name Meaning

St.

John

Mary

1 English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of the numerous places in France so called from the dedication of their churches to St. Jean ( see John ).2 Americanized form of French St . Jean .

Possible Related Names

John

Jean

Sources (3)

Mary Colvin in household of Jeremiah Colvin, "United States Census, 1850"
government record, census 1850
Mary St John, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"

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