Mary L House

about 1837–1880 (Age 43)
New York, United States

The Life Summary of Mary L

When Mary L House was born about 1837, in New York, United States, her father, Andrew House, was 32 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Ward, was 34. She married John Edmund Groom on 24 December 1853, in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Algoma Township, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1850. She died in 1880, in Michigan, United States, at the age of 44.

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Family Time Line

John Edmund Groom
1828–1863
Mary L House
1837–1880
Marriage: 24 December 1853
Edna Josephine Groom
1856–1938
George Sigle Groom
1863–1935

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 December 1853Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1837
    Age 0
    Michigan is the 26th state.
    1846
    Age 9
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
    1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
    Age 17
    A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

    Name Meaning

    English: topographic or occupational name for someone employed ‘at the house’, from Middle English hous(e) (Old English hūs), probably a religious house such as a convent. In the Middle Ages the majority of the population lived in cottages or huts rather than houses.English: variant of Howes .English: perhaps a topographic name from an unrecorded Middle English huse, a southwest dialect form of Old English hyse ‘place overgrown with (water) plants’, a derivative of Old English hos ‘(water) plant’. In modern English, the name might have been absorbed into Huss or Hose .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Huizenga
    Houze
    Howes
    Howse
    Houseman
    Huse

    Sources (5)

    • Mary G. Davis in entry for Mary Elverta Davis, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
    • Mary L House in household of Andrew House, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Mary L. Davis in entry for Mary Elverta Davis, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"

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