Mary Noble

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Noble was born on 13 January 1758, in Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Peter Noble, was 23 and her mother, Abigail Eggleston, was 16. She married Hezekiah Wadsworth in 1782, in Tinmouth, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 19 September 1830, in Dravosburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Hezekiah Wadsworth
1758–1845
Mary Noble
1758–1830
Marriage: 1782
Cynthia Wadsworth
1780–1853
Newman Wadsworth
1788–1873
Hezekiah Wadsworth
1785–
Horace Wadsworth
1786–1840
Israel Seymour Wadsworth
1790–1865
Samuel Young Wadsworth
1792–1869
Millicent Wadsworth
1792–
Abigail Wadsworth
1794–
Henry Augustus Wadsworth
1796–1843
Mary Wadsworth
1799–
Truman Catlin Wadsworth
1802–1891

Sources (7)

  • Mary Noble, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Mary Noble, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Mary Noble, "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954"

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World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and French: status name or nickname from Middle English, Old French noble ‘high-born, distinguished, illustrious’ (from Latin nobilis), denoting someone of lofty birth or character, or someone who poses as a nobleman, or perhaps also ironically someone of low station. The surname has been established in Ireland since the 13th century, but was re-introduced in the 17th century and is now found mainly in Ulster. Compare French Lenoble .

Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) and German Knöbel, Knobel , and Nobel .

Spanish: nickname from noble ‘noble’ or ‘courteous, kind’ (see 1 above).

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

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