Mary J Snow

Brief Life History of Mary J

When Mary J Snow was born in 1872, in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John H Snow, was 33 and her mother, Amelia M Hannon, was 30.

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Kinney C. Hoxie
1871–1954
Mary J Snow
1872–

Sources (3)

  • Mary J Snow in household of John H Snow, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mary J Snow - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Mary J Snow
  • Mary Snow Hoxie, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

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World Events (8)

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for someone with snow‐white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Middle English snou, snow ‘snow’ (Old English snaw).

American shortened and altered (translated into English) form of any of the Jewish artificial names composed with German Schnee, Schnei, Schneu ‘snow’ as the first element, e.g. Schneeberg .

Americanized form of French Canadian Chenard , reflecting the characteristic Canadian and American French rounding of the -ard ending.

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

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