Mary Polly Lamb

Brief Life History of Mary Polly

When Mary Polly Lamb was born on 28 January 1789, in Marlboro, Windham, Vermont, United States, her father, Joel Jacob Lamb, was 21 and her mother, Lucy " Dolly" Corse, was 22. She married Russel Whitney on 11 April 1814, in Marlboro, Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 30 December 1842, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Russel Whitney
1792–1831
Mary Polly Lamb
1789–1842
Marriage: 11 April 1814
Hamilton Franklin Whitney
1814–1855
Lucy L Whitney
1816–1816
Stephen L Whitney
1817–1821
Bernice Lucy Whitney
1819–1895
Stephen E Whitney
1821–1844
Corydon L Whitney
1823–1914

Sources (4)

  • Polly Lamb, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
  • Polly Lamb, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
  • Polly Lamb, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State

On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Lamb, a pet form of Lambert .

English: nickname for a meek and inoffensive person, from Middle English lamb, or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of lambs. See also Lamm .

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ‘descendant of the warrior’, formerly Anglicized as O'Loan (see Lane 3). MacLysaght comments: "The form Lamb(e), which results from a more than usually absurd pseudo-translation (uan ‘lamb’), is now much more numerous than O'Loan itself.".

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

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