Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Morrison was born on 3 March 1813, in Milford, Black Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Joseph Morrison, was 21 and her mother, Sarah Tedrow, was 19. She married Joseph Creamer on 16 April 1829, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Lodi Township, Athens, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Worthington Township, Richland, Ohio, United States in 1920. She died on 28 October 1857, in Shade, Lodi Township, Athens, Ohio, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Shade, Lodi Township, Athens, Ohio, United States.
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- Mary Cremer in household of Joseph Cremer, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Belle Jordan, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Mary Ann Morrison Creamer, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (6)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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.
Name Meaning
Irish: from Ó Muirgheasáin ‘descendant of Muirgheasán’, a diminutive of Muirgheas, a personal name meaning ‘sea valor’.
Scottish: from Gaelic Mac Moireasdain ‘son of Moireasdan’, a personal name cognate with Irish Muirgheasán’ (see 1 above).
Scottish and English: patronymic from the personal name Morris .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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