When Mary A. Mather was born on 1 October 1833, in Williamstown, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Mather, was 23 and her mother, Mary Ann Tyler, was 15. She married Justus Clement French on 25 December 1856, in Hardwick, Caledonia, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Newark Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States in 1880 and Essex, New Jersey, United States in 1905. She died after 1905, in New Jersey, United States.
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An act of incorporation in 1834 turned the village and town of Brooklyn to the city of Brooklyn. The city was divided into nine wards.
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).
English:
occupational name for a mower or reaper of grass or hay, Old English mǣthere. Compare Mead , Mower . Hay was formerly of great importance, not only as feed for animals in winter but also for bedding.
variant of Mader , reflecting an alternative pronunciation influenced by Old Norse mathra ‘madder (plant)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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