Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Braden was born in November 1766, in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States, her father, Edward Braden Jr, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Irvine, was 34. She married George Anderson on 12 February 1789, in Ft Defiance, Augusta, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Augusta Parish, Augusta, Virginia, United States in 1850. She died on 1 September 1853, in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Spring Hill, Augusta, Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Mary Anderson in household of Alexander Anderson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Bredon, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Mary Breeden Anderson, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1758–1814 Male
1766–1853 Female
Children (14)
1790–1865 Female
1791–1846 Male
1791– Male
1792–1855 Male
1794–1862 Male
+9 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1737–1805 Male
1732–1804 Female
Siblings (16)
1752–1864 Female
1758– Female
1760–1840 Male
1760–1840 Male
1762– Male
+11 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 10
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 14
1789
Age 23
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bradáin ‘descendant of Bradán’, a personal name meaning ‘salmon’. The Gaelic name was sometimes translated into English as Salmon or Fisher .
English: perhaps a habitational name from Broadham, in Singleton (Sussex), named with Old English brād ‘broad’ + hamm ‘water meadow’.
English: alternatively, it may be from Braydon Forest in Wiltshire, recorded as Braden(e), Braddene, Braddon, Breden, and Bredon in the medieval period.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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