Brief Life History of Mary
Mary Adams was born in 1842, in Wayne, Michigan, United States. She married William Hooks in 1861, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Michigan, United States in 1870. She died on 31 July 1891, at the age of 49.
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- Mary Hooks in household of William Hooks, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Hooks, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
- Mary Bartlett in entry for William Hooks and Ida Lave, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
Spouse and Children
1836–1918 Male
1842–1891 Female
Children (8)
1863–1913 Female
1865–1938 Female
1867–1942 Male
1870–1944 Male
1877–1952 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 4
1847 · Moving the State Capital
Age 5
1863
Age 21
Name Meaning
English, Dutch, and German (mainly northwestern Germany): patronymic from the personal name Adam . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Greek Adamopoulos , Serbian and Croatian Adamović (see Adamovich ), Polish (and Jewish) Adamski .
Irish and Scottish: adopted for McAdam or a Scottish variant of Adam , with excrescent -s.
History: This surname was borne by two early presidents of the US, father and son. They were descended from Henry Adams, who settled in Braintree, MA, in 1635/6, from Barton St. David, Somerset, England. The younger of them, John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) derived his middle name from his maternal grandmother's surname (see Quincy ). — Another important New England family, established mainly in NH, is descended from William Adams, who emigrated from Shropshire, England, to Dedham, MA, in 1628. James Hopkins Adams (1812–61), governor of SC, was unconnected with either of these families, his ancestry being Welsh; his forebears entered North America through PA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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