Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Spotts was born in 1783, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Lt. John Jacob Spatz, was 57 and her mother, Maria Esther Wenrich, was 52. She married George Henry Teaford Sr. on 27 April 1801, in Staunton, Augusta, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She died in February 1841, in Augusta, Virginia, United States, at the age of 58.
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- M Teaford in entry for Margaret Peaford, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Mary Teaford in entry for Mrs Jane Brown, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912"
- M. in entry for Margaret Peaford, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"
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1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1795
Historical Boundaries: 1795: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
Possibly also English or Scottish: variant of Spott 2, 3.
Americanized form of South German Spatz and possibly also of German Spott 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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