Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Hanford was born on 24 June 1844, in New York, United States, her father, William Harlow Hanford, was 39 and her mother, Sarah Leonard, was 38. She married Otis Hiram Cady on 25 December 1863, in Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Adams, Illinois, United States in 1910. She died on 11 November 1927, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States.
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- Mary Hanford in household of William Hanford, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary E. Hanford Cady, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Mary Ellen Hanford Cady, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places called Hanford (Staffordshire and Dorset), Handforth (Cheshire), or Hannaford in Swimbridge (Devon).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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