Mary Ann Cavett

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Cavett was born on 31 October 1844, in Wadesville, Center Township, Posey, Indiana, United States, her father, John Cavett, was 27 and her mother, Melvina B McReynolds, was 27. She married John K. Bozarth on 26 September 1861, in McLean, Illinois, United States. She lived in Robinson Township, Posey, Indiana, United States in 1850 and McLean, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. She died on 15 April 1904, in Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Aurora Cemetery, Aurora, Hamilton, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nicholas Barbee
1842–1896
Mary Ann Cavett
1844–1904
Marriage: 30 June 1864
John Franklin Barbee
1865–1935
Louella Barbee
1867–1936
Mary Frances Barbee
1868–1936
William A. Barbee
1873–1895
Homer Barbee
1877–1898
Barbee
1882–
Lida Barbee
1883–1957

Sources (19)

  • Mary A Cavitt in household of John Cavitt, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Ann Bozarth, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Mary Ann Cavett Barbee, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1852

Historical Boundaries: 1852: Posey, Indiana, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Scottish (of French origin): altered form of French Cavet, which is either a diminutive of Cave 3 or a metonymic occupational name for a laborer, one who used a cavet, an Old Occitan word for a tool for clearing ground for cultivation.

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

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