Mary Ann Draper was born about 1805, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States as the daughter of Mary Draper. She married Peter Chandler Virgin on 12 March 1825, in Orono, Penobscot, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Historical Boundaries: 1815: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
English: occupational name for a maker and seller of woolen cloth, from Anglo-Norman draper (Old French drapier, an agent derivative of drap ‘cloth’). The surname was introduced to Ulster in the 17th century. Draperstown in County Londonderry was named for the London Company of Drapers, which was allocated the land in the early 17th century.
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