Mary Jane Gee

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Gee was born on 15 November 1836, in New Salem, Huron, Ohio, United States, her father, Noah Gee, was 29 and her mother, Mary Ann Moore, was 24. She married Richard William James on 4 July 1857, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and London, England in 1861. She died on 31 October 1894, at the age of 57, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Livingston, Park, Montana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hugo John Hoppe
1836–1895
Mary Jane Gee
1836–1894
Marriage: 10 August 1863
Walter Monroe Hoppe
1864–1940
Hugo Benton Hoppe
1865–1931
William Henry Hoppe
1867–1869
George Lincoln Hoppe
1868–1951
Leander Black Hoppe
1870–1942
Albert Vincent Hoppe
1872–1936

Sources (16)

  • Mary Gee in household of Noah Gee, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Jane Gee, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
  • Mary Jane Gee Hoppe, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

Name Meaning

Irish: pronounced originally with a hard /g/, a shortened form of McGee , Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodha ‘son of Aodh’ (see McCoy ).

English: pronounced with a soft g, /dʒ/; generally a variant of Jay .

French (Gée): habitational name from any of several places called Gée or Gé, for example in Maine-et-Loire, derived from the Gallo-Roman domain name Gaiacum. Compare Ge .

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

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