Maria McMenemy

Brief Life History of Maria

When Maria McMenemy was born on 9 December 1806, in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States, her father, John McMenemy, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Cathers, was 27. She married Elias Harmer in 1836, in Delaware, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died on 2 December 1843, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elias Harmer
1811–1876
Maria McMenemy
1806–1843
Marriage: 1836
Edwin Harmer
1838–1844
James Harmer
1840–1844
Harmer
1843–1843

Sources (7)

  • Maria McMenemy in Nauvoo Deaths and Marriages by Lyndon w Cook
  • Maria Harmer, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Maria McMenemy, 'Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830 - 1848' on MyHeritage

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1814 · Treaty of Ghent Signed

The Treaty of Ghent was signed on 1814, ending the War of 1812. One of the signers was James Bayard of Delaware.

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

Irish: variant of McMenamin .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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