Brief Life History of Mary Marjorie
When Mary Marjorie Boyle was born on 22 February 1823, in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, her father, William Henry Boyle, was 24 and her mother, Anna Vencill, was 29. She married James M. Hillis on 21 April 1867, in Clinton, Indiana, United States. She lived in Michigan Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States for about 20 years and Michigantown, Michigan Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States in 1900. She died on 17 July 1903, in Kirklin Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Michigantown, Adams, Indiana, United States.
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- Mary Boyl in household of William Boyl, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Hillis, "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920"
- Mary M Boyl in entry for James Hillis, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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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.
1830
Historical Boundaries: 1830: Adams New Purchase, Indiana, United States 1830: Clinton, Indiana, United States
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Declan, Fergus, John Patrick, Padraic, Seamus, Aileen, Brigid, Cathal, Colm, Conn.
Irish (Donegal): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Baoighill ‘descendant of Baoigheall’, a personal name of uncertain meaning, perhaps from baoth ‘rash’ + geall ‘pledge’.
Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Biéville, near Caen, Normandy, formerly Boiavilla. The Boyle earls of Glasgow, lords of Kelburne (Ayrshire) are descended from Adam son of Gilbert son of Richer de Boiville. In 12th-century England, men named de Boiville held land in Millom and Saint Bees, Cumberland, and were associated with grants of land in Gloucestershire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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