Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Gayman was born on 4 January 1812, in Lower Swatara Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Henry Gehman, was 27 and her mother, Martha Bowman, was 26. She married Frederick Eshenauer about 1832, in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 23 February 1904, in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Swatara Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Mary Eshenower in household of Frederick Eshenower, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Eshenauer, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
- "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1807–1857 Male
1812–1904 Female
Children (7)
1834–1900 Female
1835– Female
1837– Male
1839– Male
1841– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1784–1883 Male
1785–1857 Female
Siblings (7)
1806– Male
1809–1841 Female
1810–1889 Male
1812–1904 Female
1813–1840 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 7
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 8
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 24
Name Meaning
English: occupational name meaning ‘servant of a man named Gay’ (see Gay ).
Americanized form of German Gaymann: variant of Gau 1, with the addition of -mann ‘man’.
Americanized form of Swiss German Gehmann (see Gehman ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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