Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Call was born on 14 October 1823, in Greene, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, James Headley Call, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Ellen Hoge, was 25. She married Zadock Gordon about 1848, in United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Center Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. She died in 1905, in Yolo, California, United States, at the age of 82.
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- Mary Gordon in household of Zadok Gordon, "United States Census, 1870"
- Call in entry for Arabelle Patmon, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Mary Gorden in household of Zaddock Gorden, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
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.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened form of McCall .
English: from Middle English calle, cale (Old English cawl) ‘container, basket, net’, commonly used of a kind of hair net, close-fitting cap, or headdress worn by women to cover tied-up hair. The name could have been given as a metonymic occupational name to a maker of women's caps or perhaps of baskets or nets.
English: alternatively, perhaps a nickname from Middle English cale (also calle), a side form of calwe ‘bald’ (from Old English calu).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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