Mary Todd

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Todd was born on 28 March 1797, in Mount Holly, Rutland, Vermont, United States, her father, Reuel Todd, was 25 and her mother, Lucinda Tuttle, was 21. She married Abner E. Emery in 1814, in Walpole, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Union, Rock, Wisconsin, United States in 1870. She died in 1842, in West Dryden, Tompkins, New York, United States, at the age of 45.

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Family Time Line

Abner E. Emery
1796–1881
Mary Todd
1797–1842
Marriage: 1814
Stephen Emery
1815–1900
Lucinda Emery
1818–1906
Lucretia Emery
1821–1920
Mary Ann Emery
1825–1898
Benjamin Franklin Emery
1827–1899
Frederick Emery
1830–1906
Sarah Maria Emery
1833–1879
Hiram Daniel Emery
1836–1901
Eleazer Todd Emery
1837–1919

Sources (12)

  • Arna Emery, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary Todd, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
  • Mary Todd Emery, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English (mainly northern) and Scottish: nickname for someone thought to resemble a fox, for example in cunning or slyness, or perhaps more obviously in having red hair, from northern Middle English tod(de) ‘fox’. Compare Todhunter , Todman . This name was brought to Ulster, Ireland, from Scotland in the 17th century.

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

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