Brief Life History of Mary Catherine
When Mary Catherine Wilcox was born in 1804, in Rensselaer, New York, United States, her father, Larkin Wilcox, was 23 and her mother, Polly Edwards, was 21. She married Mark F BROOKS in Onondaga, Onondaga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in DeWitt, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York, United States in 1850 and DeWitt, Onondaga, New York, United States in 1855. She died in 1856, at the age of 52.
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- Catharine Brooks in household of Mark Brooks, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Mary Wilcox in entry for Samuel B. Brooks, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
- Catherine Brooks in household of Mark Brooks, "United States Census, 1850"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1804 · The Twelfth Amendment
With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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