Brief Life History of Mary Clark
When Mary Clark Voorhies was born on 14 March 1832, in New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States, her father, James Wilson Voorhies, was 31 and her mother, Susan Clark Meeker, was 32. She married Jonas Dunham on 7 September 1852, in Warren, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Bennington Township, Morrow, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Indian Village Township, Tama, Iowa, United States in 1860. She died on 3 November 1864, in Iowa, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Le Grand Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States.
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- M C Dunham in household of J Dunham, "United States Census, 1860"
- Susan Dunham, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- M C Vorus im Eintrag für E W Dunham und O M Arnold, „Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934“
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1833
The Camden & Amboy railroad was completed in 1833. It made transportation between New York City and Philadelphia possible within a 7-hour time-frame. This advancement led to dozens of other companies opening railroad lines during the 1800's.
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.
1843
Historical Boundaries: 1843: Tama, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Tama, Iowa, United States
Name Meaning
Altered form of Dutch Voorhees . Compare Vorhies and Vories .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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