Mary Ann Berry

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Berry was born on 17 February 1837, in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Berry, was 24 and her mother, Ann Box, was 22. She married George William Parratt on 21 April 1864, in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1864 and lived in Walcot, Somerset, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 2 June 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George William Parratt
1837–1917
Mary Ann Berry
1837–1871
Marriage: 21 April 1864
Evelyn Maria Parratt
1865–1954
Annie Caroline Parratt
1867–1933
Mary A. Parratt
1868–
Millie Ada Parratt
1869–1870
George Ferris Parratt
1871–1871

Sources (26)

  • Maryann Parrott in household of George W Parrott, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary Ann Parratt, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Mary Ann Parratt, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"

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World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1846

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

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Béara ‘descendant of Béara’, a personal name of unexplained etymology; or, in some cases, perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish and Manx Ó Beargha. Compare Barry 1.

Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Barrie .

English: habitational name from any of several places called in Devon named with Old English byrig, dative case of burh ‘fortified manor house, stronghold’, such as Berry Pomeroy and Berrynarbor.

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

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