Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Kimball was born on 15 July 1810, in Herkimer, New York, United States, her father, Timothy Kimball, was 46 and her mother, Polly Gleason, was 37. She married Orson Merry on 5 February 1839, in Frankfort, Herkimer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 24 December 1866, in Frankfort, Herkimer, New York, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Graffenburg Cemetery, Herkimer, New York, United States.
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- Mary Merry in household of Orson Merry, "United States Census, 1850"
- Marriage Notice from the Mohawk Courier for Orson and Mary
- Mary Merry, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English:
habitational name from Great and Little Kimble (Buckinghamshire). The placename probably derives from Old English cyne ‘royal’ + belle ‘(bell-shaped) hill’.
variant of Kimble .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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