When Mary Ann Washburn was born on 14 March 1807, in Adams, Ohio, United States, her father, John Washburn, was 40 and her mother, Hannah Burk, was 24. She married Isaac Earl Braugher on 9 December 1824, in Highland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Richland Township, Defiance, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. She died on 22 October 1894, in Defiance, Ohio, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Independence, Richland Township, Defiance, Ohio, United States.