Mary McCormick

31 December 1817–23 April 1907 (Age 89)
Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Mary

When Mary McCormick was born on 31 December 1817, in Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Charles McCormick, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Irvin, was 27. She married James Griffin Patton on 1 June 1832, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Magnolia, Rock, Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Spring Valley, Rock, Wisconsin, United States in 1880. She died on 23 April 1907, in Brodhead, Green, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Orfordville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Griffin Patton
1813–1895
Mary McCormick
1817–1907
Marriage: 1 June 1832
John W Patton
1834–1901
Elizabeth Patton
1836–1920
Albertson Patton
1838–1838
Alexander Patton
1840–1897
Wesley W. Patton
1843–1864
Byron M. Patton
1844–1926
Garrett J Patton
1846–1855
Albertson Patton
1848–
James Markus Patton
1853–1930
Mary Josephine Patton
1855–1946
Florence May Patton
1858–1912

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 June 1832Pennsylvania, United States
    • Children

    (11)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 2
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
    1829
    Age 12
    American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
    1846
    Age 29
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cormaic ‘son of Cormac’, a personal name based on corb ‘raven’ + mac ‘son’.

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

    Possible Related Names

    McCormack
    McCormac
    McCormic

    Story Highlight

    FARM RIDGE: History of La Salle County, Illinois: by Hoffman pages 189-191

    History of La Salle County, Illinois : by Hoffman, U. J. (Urias John), b. 1855 Publication date 1906 Publisher Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. Collection allen_county; americana Digitizing sponsor Int …

    Sources (11)

    • Mary Patton in household of James Patton, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Mary Patton in household of James Patton, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Mary Patten in entry for Byron Patten and Laura Stewart, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"

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