Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Kivett was born on 7 September 1847, in Morgan, Indiana, United States, her father, William Monroe Kivett, was 20 and her mother, Anna Grace Elmore, was 19. She married Alvin Griswold on 8 November 1866, in Madison, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Macksburg, Madison, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Grand River Township, Madison, Iowa, United States in 1910. She died on 11 November 1917, in Nevada, Story, Iowa, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Madison, Iowa, United States.
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- Mary E Kivett in household of Wm Kivett, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary S. Kiovett, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Mary Elizbeth Griswold, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1853
Historical Boundaries: 1853: Story, Iowa, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
Shortened form of Irish McKivett, which is probably a metathesized form of McKevitt, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Daibhéid (see McDevitt ).
Americanized of Dutch Kievit or the German cognate Kiewitt.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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