Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Wing was born on 11 December 1849, in Franklinville, Cattaraugus, New York, United States, her father, Elnathan Wing, was 44 and her mother, Henrietta Lockwood, was 46. She married Miles Wight Weaver on 26 May 1869. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Fillmore, Hume, Allegany, New York, United States in 1900 and Hume, Allegany, New York, United States for about 10 years. She died on 21 March 1930, at the age of 80, and was buried in Bates Cemetery, Centerville, Allegany, New York, United States.
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- Mary W Weaver in household of Miles W Weaver, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary W Weaver, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Mary Wing in entry for Harrison Wing Weaver and Fairolia Christiann Babbitt, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Weng (Old West Scandinavian Wenge, perhaps originally a nickname from vengi ‘pillow, cushion’).
English and Scottish: habitational name from either Wing in Buckinghamshire or Wing in Rutland. The Buckinghamshire placename probably means ‘the people of Wiwa’, from an Old English personal name Wiwa + the Old English groupname suffix -ingas. The Rutland placename and probably derives from Old Norse vengi ‘field’.
Chinese: Cantonese form of the surname 榮, see Rong 4.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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