Mary Matilda Brigham

9 August 1826–28 April 1907 (Age 80)
Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Mary Matilda

When Mary Matilda Brigham was born on 9 August 1826, in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States, her father, George Howe Brigham, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Maria Evarts, was 22. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Stephen P Shaw. She lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 28 April 1907, in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Stephen P Shaw
1820–1907
Mary Matilda Brigham
1826–1907
Edward Shaw
1843–
Louisa J. Shaw
1847–1880

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World Events (8)

1827
Age 1
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Putnam, Illinois, United States 1827: Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States 1837: Stephenson, Illinois, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 4
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade
Age 22
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and is open 22 hours per day . 

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from either of two places in East Yorkshire and Cumberland named Brigham, or from Bridgham in Norfolk, all of which are from Old English brycg ‘bridge’ + hām ‘homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’.History: Thomas Brigham (c. 1603–53) came from London to Cambridge, MA, in 1635.

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

Sources (6)

  • Mary Shaw in household of S Shaw, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary J. Shaw, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
  • Mary Shaw in household of Stephen P Shaw, "United States Census, 1870"

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