When Mary Jane Choate was born on 3 July 1836, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, her father, Richard Sabert Choate, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Edwards, was 27. She married Ltn Center Joshua Edwards Sr on 10 September 1852, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Alleghany, North Carolina, United States in 1860 and Gap Civil Township, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States in 1880. She died on 15 March 1899, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Center Edwards Cemetery, Sparta, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States.
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English (Essex and Suffolk): possibly a habitational name from Chute (Wilts), a place named for Chute Forest, which is found spelled as Choete in the 13th century.
History: A John Choate who emigrated from England in 1643 and settled in Ipswich, MA, was the ancestor of several prominent 19th-century Choates, including Rufus Choate (1799–1859), who was one of the organizers of the Whig Party in MA, and Joseph Hodges Choate (1832–1917), US ambassador to Great Britain.
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