When Mary Jane McIntosh was born on 26 March 1840, in Norths Landing, Randolph Township, Ohio, Indiana, United States, her father, John Hickman Mc Intosh, was 39 and her mother, Martha Jane Scott, was 23. She married Henry North on 5 November 1857, in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Boone, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Posey Township, Switzerland, Indiana, United States in 1900. She died on 20 November 1920, in Rising Sun, Randolph Township, Ohio, Indiana, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in North Cemetery, Posey Township, Switzerland, Indiana, United States.
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The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
Historical Boundaries: 1841: Non County Area, Missouri, United States 1841: Adair, Missouri, United States
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Toisich ‘son of the chief’. Compare Mackintosh .
History: Clan Mackintosh is a Highland Scottish clan claiming descent from Shaw McDuff, a 12th-century chief (second son of Duncan, Earl of Fife), who established the traditional family seat at Perry, Morays. The chiefs of Clan Mackintosh have been regarded as leaders of the Chattan Confederation since 1291.
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