Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Clymer was born on 1 September 1789, in Kent, Delaware, United States, her father, Charles Fountain Clymer, was 24 and her mother, Nancy Cubbage Needels, was 20. She married Barnabus Johnson on 1 August 1807, in Fairfield, Ohio, United States. She lived in Union Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 June 1872, in Hancock, Ohio, United States, at the age of 82.
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- Mary Edgel in household of Charles Edgel, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary (Polly) Clymer - Published information: birth: 1 September 1789; Kent, Delaware, United States
- Mary Clymer, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
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World Events (8)
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1792 · State House is Completed
In 1792, the capitol building in Dover, Delaware was completed.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire and Worcestershire): nickname from Middle English climber ‘one who climbs’, but in what sense is unclear.
History: George Clymer (1739–1813), a signer of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution, was a prosperous and well-connected Philadelphia merchant. His grandfather, Richard Clymer, came to Philadelphia, PA, in 1705 from Bristol, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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