Brief Life History of Mary Ellen
When Mary Ellen Hollely was born on 24 December 1865, in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Hollely, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Makin, was 28. She married Josiah Henry Eardley Sr on 25 November 1917, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She immigrated to Vermont, United States in 1910 and lived in Radford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. She died on 18 June 1952, in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Encinitas, San Diego, California, United States.
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- Mary Ellen Hollelly Eardley, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Mary Ellen Hollely, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Mary Ellen Eardley, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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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.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English:
nickname from Middle English hol ‘hollow’ + eie, egh(e) ‘eye’ (Old English hol + ēage), perhaps a nickname for someone with a missing eye.
topographic name for someone who lived by a ‘clearing in a hollow’, from Middle English hol ‘hollow’ + lei(e) ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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