Mary R. Gibbs

Brief Life History of Mary R.

When Mary R. Gibbs was born from 1785 to 1794, her father, Capt. Edward Churchill Gibbs, was 38 and her mother, Mary Judith Richardson, was 44. She married Benjamin F. Porter on 11 December 1811, in Madison, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Washington, Virginia, United States in 1850.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin F. Porter
1790–
Mary R. Gibbs
1785–
Marriage: 11 December 1811
Mary Jane Frances Porter
1813–1897

Sources (6)

  • Mary R. Gibbs, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Mary R. Gibbs in entry for Benj F. Porter, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
  • Mary R Gibbs, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"

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World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

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: from the common medieval personal name Gibb (see Gibb ), a pet form of Gilbert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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