Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Sipps was born about 1825, in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Benjamin Sipps, was 38 and her mother, Mary Polly McGahen, was 26. She married Jasper N. Stafford in 1842, in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Washington Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died in May 1890, in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 66.
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- Mary Stafford in household of Jasper Stafford, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Sipps in entry for Frank Roberts and Jane Stafford Craker, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Mary Stafford in household of Jasper Stafford, "United States Census, 1850"
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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.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of German Seip or Seib .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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