Mary Jane Van Matre

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Van Matre was born on 2 March 1837, in Fayette, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States, her father, John Johnson Van Matre, was 33 and her mother, Mary Mathews, was 33. She married John G Baker on 23 September 1854, in Fayette, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Blanchard, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States in 1880 and Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States in 1930. She died on 29 July 1933, in Blanchardville, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Blanchardville, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

John G Baker
1829–1912
Mary Jane Van Matre
1837–1933
Marriage: 23 September 1854
Clara Mary Baker
1855–1947
William Van Mater Baker
1857–1932
Arthur Thomas Baker
1859–1891
Myra Jannette Baker
1874–1952
Mary Annette Baker
1874–1958

Sources (17)

  • Jane M Baker, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary Jane Vanmatre, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
  • Mary Jane Van Matre Baker, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

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

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