Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Hill was born on 21 June 1834, in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States, her father, Jabez L Hill, was 27 and her mother, Olive Lord, was 29. She married Willis Clay on 14 May 1853, in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Cumberland, Cumberland, Maine, United States in 1850 and Windham, Cumberland, Maine, United States for about 20 years. She died on 1 February 1908, at the age of 73, and was buried in Old Smith Burying Ground, Windham Center, Windham, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
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- Mary A Clay in household of Willis Clay, "United States Census, 1860"
- Maine, Birth Records, 1621-1922
- Mary A Hill Clay, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1838 · The Aroostook War
"An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or ""Pork and Beans War"". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears."
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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