Brief Life History of Mary Frances
When Mary Frances Farthing was born on 22 November 1806, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, her father, William Farthing, was 43 and her mother, Tabitha Blanks, was 39. She married Shimei Watson on 3 February 1823, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Northern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States for about 20 years. She died on 28 April 1876, in North Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.
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Sources (31)
- Mary Watson, "United States Census, 1840"
- M Watson, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Mary Farthing, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal name Farthein, Farthing, Ferthing (Old Norse Farthegn, late Old English Færthegn), composed of the elements far ‘ship, passage’ + thegn ‘warrior, nobleman, or retainer’.
habitational name from a place called in Middle English with ferthing (Old English fēorthing ‘fourth part, quarter’). Until 1960, when it was withdrawn, this was the name of the smallest British coin, worth one quarter of a penny. The same word was also used to denote a measure of land, normally one quarter of a virgate or other larger unit. The term is frequent in minor placenames in Sussex and is also found in Somerset and Devon.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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