Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Orth was born on 22 October 1798, in Rye, York Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Christopher Orth, was 13 and her mother, Lucretia Sheldon, was 0. She married William Wales on 15 September 1818, in Potter Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 20 March 1867, in Whitehouse, Lucas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 68.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Mary Wales in household of Wm Wales, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Orth in entry for Alice W Farnsworth, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
Spouse and Children
1798–1854 Male
1798–1867 Female
Children (11)
1821–1882 Male
1822–1822 Male
1824–1902 Male
1826–1910 Male
1828–1901 Female
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 2
1803
Age 5
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 21
Name Meaning
German:
habitational name from Orth in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westfalia, or Austria.
variant of Ort 1, 2. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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