Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Mason was born on 28 October 1846, in New York, United States, her father, George Weaver Mason, was 32 and her mother, Mary Ann Collingwood, was 19. She married John Almer Webber on 5 June 1866. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States in 1850. She died on 21 October 1921, in Portland, Ionia, Michigan, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Ionia, Michigan, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (26)
- M E Mason in household of G W Mason, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Ellen Mason, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Mary Ellen Webber, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
Spouse and Children
1845–1905 Male
1846–1921 Female
Children (4)
1869–1942 Male
1872–1891 Male
1875–1876 Male
1878–1947 Female
Parents and Siblings
1813–1856 Male
1827–1847 Female
Siblings (2)
1844–1909 Male
1846–1921 Female
World Events (8)
1847 · Moving the State Capital
Age 1
1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
Age 8
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English masoun ‘mason, stone worker, builder in stone’ (Old Central French maçon, masson). A Middle English form machun (derived from Old French machun) gives rise to Machin and its variants. See also Mayson . Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.
Italian (Veneto): variant of Masone .
Altered form of French Masson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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