Mary Esther Learned

Female2 April 1840–25 January 1927

Brief Life History of Mary Esther

When Mary Esther Learned was born on 2 April 1840, in Medina, Ridgeway, Orleans, New York, United States, her father, Samuel Learned, was 40 and her mother, Clarissa Chandler, was 37. She married John A. Swallow on 27 June 1860, in Medina, Ridgeway, Orleans, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Amherst, Erie, New York, United States in 1850 and Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States in 1865. She died on 25 January 1927, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

John A. Swallow
1840–1896
Mary Esther Learned
1840–1927
Marriage: 27 June 1860
Glencora A "Glennie" Swallow Waller
1868–1965
Edgar S Waller
1868–
Elsie May Swallow
1879–1908

Sources (7)

  • Mary E Leonard in household of Samuel Leonard, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Esther Swallow, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
  • Mary E Learned Swallow, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 June 1860Medina, Ridgeway, Orleans, New York, United States
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 6

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1851 · Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad

    Age 11

    The Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad started running in February 1851, 15 years after it was charted for construction. It later absorbed a small bankrupt railroad in 1861 to help expand its services beyond just Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati. In May 1868, the railroad merged with the Bellefontaine Railway to connect the current cities with Indianapolis.

    1863

    Age 23

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    Altered form of English Leonard . An intermediate stage in this change is Learnard . Compare Larned .

    History: William Learned was admitted to the First Church in Charlestown, MA, in 1632, and in 1640 was one of the first settlers of Woburn, MA. One of his better known descendants, Ebenezer, a revolutionary war officer, was born at Oxford, MA, in 1728.

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

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