Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Hawley was born on 12 August 1836, in Albany, Albany, New York, United States, her father, Roswell Hawley, was 16 and her mother, Sara Begun, was 17. She married Crandall Hawley Thayer on 4 March 1863, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 22 June 1927, in Hebron, McHenry, Illinois, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Hebron, McHenry, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Mary A Thayer in household of Crandall Thayer, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Ann Hawley Thayer, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Mary Ann Hawley, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
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World Events (8)
1839
Historical Boundaries: 1839: McHenry, Illinois, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a lost place called Hawley in Sheffield (Yorkshire). The placename derives from Old Norse haugr ‘hill, burial mound’ + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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