Mary Heckathorn Kisinger

Brief Life History of Mary Heckathorn

When Mary Heckathorn Kisinger was born in 1817, in Canada, her father, Philip Kisinger, was 33 and her mother, Christena Pipper, was 24. She married George Heckathorn in 1837, in Rochester, Rochester Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Allen Township, Miami, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Rochester, Rochester Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 3 October 1892, in Fulton, Liberty Township, Fulton, Indiana, United States, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

George Heckathorn
1806–after 1880
Mary Heckathorn Kisinger
1817–1892
Marriage: 1837
Catherine Heckathorn
1836–
Phillip Heckathorn
1839–
Elizabeth Ann Heckathorn
1841–1888
Henry Heckathorn
1842–1863
Sarah Jane Heckathorn
1848–1926
Charles Heckathorn
1853–

Sources (10)

  • Mary Heckathorn in household of George Heckathorn, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
  • Mrs Mary Sellers in entry for Samuel Kissinger and Mrs Elizabeth Griffiths, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

World Events (8)

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. 

1835

Historical Boundaries: 1835: Fulton, Indiana, United States

1837

Historic Boundaries 1837: Miami, Indiana, United States

Name Meaning

South German: variant of Kiesinger, a habitational or topographic name, presumably of Württemberg origin, or from a derivative of the old personal name Giso.

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

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