Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Hess was born about 1801, in Kanawha, Virginia, United States, her father, John Benjamin Christian Hess, was 27 and her mother, Mary Ann Sensebaugh, was 25. She married Christian Songer on 1 June 1829, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Montgomery, Montgomery, Virginia, United States in 1850. She died on 10 September 1858, in Kanawha, Virginia, United States, at the age of 58.
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- Mary A Souger in household of Christian Souger, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Songer, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Mary Ann Songer, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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
German, Dutch, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from the territory of Hesse (see Hessen 1).
South German: from a short form of the personal name Matthäus (see Matthew ).
German and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hesso, a derivative of a compound name formed with hadu ‘strife’ as the first element, or from a pet form of Herman or Hendrik (see Henry 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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