Brief Life History of Mary Polly
When Mary Polly Mounts was born on 7 August 1830, in Gibson, Indiana, United States, her father, Montgomery Mounts, was 26 and her mother, Jane Rosborough, was 24. She married Wesley Montgomery on 8 November 1848, in Gibson, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Sheridan Township, Logan, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 25 January 1898, in Logan, Illinois, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Richmond Grove Cemetery, Logan, Illinois, United States.
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- Mary Montgomery, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mounts, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Mary Mounts Montgomery, "Find A Grave Index"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1839
Historical Boundaries: 1839: Illinois, United States
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of Swiss German Maunz or Mantz .
English: variant of Mount , with post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is rare in Britain.
English (Devon): variant of Mounce .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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