Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Welch was born in September 1826, in Windsor, Windsor, Broome, New York, United States, her father, Josiah Welch, was 21 and her mother, Lois Grant, was 19. She married John Dale about 1850. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Geneva, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States in 1860. She died in 1904, at the age of 78, and was buried in Onalaska, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Jane M Dole in household of Josiah Welch, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jane W. Dale, "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930"
- Jane Smith, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836
Historical Boundaries: 1836: Walworth, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1848: Walworth, Wisconsin, United States
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
Name Meaning
English: variant of Welsh or Walsh , an ethnic name for someone of Welsh origin. This is the usual form of the surname in England; the usual form in Ireland is Walsh and in Scotland Welsh .
German: variant of Welk .
Americanized form of German Welsch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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