Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Dilts was born on 12 November 1810, in New Jersey, United States, her father, Paul K Dilts, was 24 and her mother, Theodocia Geary, was 21. She lived in Branchburg Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States in 1850. She died on 31 March 1835, in Hillsborough, Hillsborough Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 24, and was buried in Hillsborough, Hillsborough Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Ann Dilts - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Mary Ann Dilts
- Mary Ann Dilts Huff, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
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
Altered form of German Dils and possibly also of some other similar (like-sounding and cognate) surname, such as Dilz (see Diltz 1). Compare Diltz 2.
History: The (majority of the) Dilts family trace their origin to the brothers Wilhelm and Johann Peter Dils (also Dilss) from Urbach, Germany, who settled with their families in NJ in the first half of the 18th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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