Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Barron was born on 8 June 1845, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, her father, Alexander Franklin Barron, was 31 and her mother, Dovey Ann Shinn, was 31. She married William Proctor on 9 April 1864, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860 and Panguitch, Iron, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 31 May 1926, in Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Panguitch City Cemetery, Panguitch, Garfield, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Proctor in household of William Proctor, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Elizabeth Proctor, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Mary E Baron in entry for George Washington Proctor, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Jesus, Manuel, Francisco, Carlos, Miguel, Raul, Pedro, Ruben, Alfredo, Luis.
Scottish: status name from Scots baron, which in the Highlands denoted a small proprietary landholder. In Angus it alluded specifically to a tenant of one of the small baronies attached to the Abbey of Coupar Angus. The surname was taken by Scottish migrants to Ulster. Compare Baron .
Scottish: shortened form of McBarron, from Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Bharain ‘son of the baron’. See Baron and 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Short Life History of Alexander Franklin Barron and Mary Miller
Alexander Franklin Barron of Scotch-Irish descent, and descendant of a long line of early American pioneers, was born 4 October 1813, at Elkridge, Giles Co., Tennessee, the 5th of 10 children of Alexa …
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