Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Lemon was born on 1 September 1842, in Winamac, Monroe Township, Pulaski, Indiana, United States, her father, William McClure Lemon, was 34 and her mother, Martha Catherine Myers, was 33. She married Henry John Pickering about 1861, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in All Saints, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Normanton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891. She died on 27 November 1928, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (53)
- Mary Pickson in household of Henry Pickson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Lemin in entry for Ernest Pickering and Etta C Close, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Mary Ann in entry for William Hy Pickering, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
Spouse and Children
1838–1891 Male
1842–1928 Female
Children (12)
1862–1922 Female
1864–1874 Male
1865–1910 Male
1868–1937 Male
1870–1962 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1808–1851 Male
1808–1883 Female
Siblings (7)
1831–1902 Male
1833–1910 Female
1836–1839 Male
1839–1922 Female
1842–1928 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1843
Age 1
1847
Age 5
1865
Age 23
Name Meaning
English:
nickname from Middle English lefman, lemman, leman ‘lover, sweetheart’. This is probably the chief source of the surname. There is no connection with the word denoting the citrus fruit (which is of Persian origin).
from the Middle English personal name Leman, Old English Lēofmann, from lēof ‘dear, beloved’ + mann ‘man’, the ultimate source of the name in 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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