Brief Life History of Mary Mariah
When Mary Mariah Moody was born on 11 March 1821, in Bedford, Tennessee, United States, her father, Rev William Moody, was 27 and her mother, Mary "Polly" Shepherd, was 29. She married Miles Allen Wells on 23 February 1837, in Tippah, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Mississippi, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 1, Ellis, Texas, United States in 1880. She died on 7 July 1883, in United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States.
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- Mary Gibbons, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Mariah Moody - Individual or family possessions: birth: 11 March 1821; Tennessee, United States
- Mary Wells, "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911"
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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 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
Name Meaning
English and Irish: nickname from Middle English mody ‘proud, haughty, angry, fierce, bold, brave, or rash’ (Old English mōdig). Compare Muddiman . This English name has been established in Ireland since the late 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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