Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Garges was born about 1842, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States, her father, James E Garges, was 26 and her mother, Jane Smith, was 31. She married Hugh Tirey on 5 August 1858, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Marion Township, Lawrence, Indiana, United States for about 20 years.
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- Mary E Tyree in household of Hugh Tyree, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elizabeth Garges, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Mariae Garges in entry for Rosettam Tirey, "Indiana Births and Christenings, 1773-1933"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Gerges .
Altered form of Garrigus , a surname of French origin (see Garrigues ).
History: Many of the bearers of the surname Garges are descendants of Matthieu Garrigues, a Huguenot from France (see Garrigues ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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