Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Waters was born on 29 August 1823, in Lincoln, Gallia, Ohio, United States, her father, Ishmael Samuel Waters, was 21 and her mother, Sarah Bradfield, was 24. She married Homer Charles Emery on 2 November 1841, in Marion, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Nemaha, Kansas, United States in 1865 and Vienna Township, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States in 1870. She died on 10 September 1889, in Union, Oregon, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Union, Union, Oregon, United States.
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- Mary A Emery in household of H C Emery, "Kansas State Census, 1865"
- Mary A. Waters, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Mary Ann Waters Emery, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Water 1 and 2, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: when not the English surname, this is an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names taken to be derived from uisce ‘water’ (see for example Haskin , Hiskey ).
History: James Waters came from London, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630. Lawrence Waters came to Charlestown, MA, from Lancaster, England, in 1675.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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