Brief Life History of Mariah
When Mariah Dixon was born on 28 May 1851, in Delaware, Indiana, United States, her father, William H DIXON, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Permelia Bradshaw, was 19. She married John Harr Boyce on 10 November 1868. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Buchanan Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. She died on 5 December 1917, in Havre, Hill, Montana, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Havre, Hill, Montana, United States.
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- Maria Dixon in household of William Dixon, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martha Dickson, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Mariah Dixon Boyce, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dickson , a patronymic from the personal name Dick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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