Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Leader was born on 24 May 1824, in Manthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Leader, was 35 and her mother, Ann Loughton, was 30. She married John Henry Sivers on 17 July 1841, in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Ancaster, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, United States in 1885. She died on 22 September 1902, in Glenwood Township, Mills, Iowa, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Glenwood, Mills, Iowa, United States.
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- Mary A Sivers, "Iowa State Census, 1885"
- Mary Ann Leader, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary A. Stivers, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
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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.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English:
occupational name denoting ‘one who leads animals’ or ‘one who carries goods by horse and cart, a carter or carrier’, from Middle English ledere, an agent noun from Old English lǣdan ‘to lead’. The word may also sometimes have been used to denote a foreman or someone who led sport or dance, but the name certainly did not originate with leader in the modern sense ‘civil or military commander’, which is a comparatively recent development.
occupational name for a worker in lead, a ‘plumber’, from an agent derivative of Old English lēad ‘lead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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ELEANOR ESTHER LEADER
Written by Sarah Edna Marcroft Grandma died when I was a baby not a year old. She was born March 22, 1818, Manthrope, Lincashire, England. She died March 30, 1889. Her pictures show her as a large …
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