Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Hoffman was born on 24 November 1814, in Clearcreek Township, Fairfield, Ohio, United States, her father, Johann Jacob Hoffman, was 62 and her mother, Susannah Kissinger, was 41. She married Andrew Reid on 9 April 1835, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Benton Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. She died on 31 December 1892, in Hocking, Ohio, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Haynes, Hocking, Ohio, United States.
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- Anna M Reid in household of Andrew Reid, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Ann Reid, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
- Ann Marsh in entry for Samuel Reid, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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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.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Hoffmann or Hofmann and a variant of the Jewish name. Compare Hofman 2.
Dutch: variant of Hofman 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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