Mary Birch

Brief Life History of Mary

Mary Birch was born on 12 September 1812, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of James Birch and Sarah. She married Joseph Shaw on 29 March 1835, in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Elton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 28 December 1897, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Shaw
1815–1876
Mary Birch
1812–1897
Marriage: 29 March 1835
Ann Shaw
1835–1841
Sarah Shaw
1840–1844
Mary Ann Shaw
1839–1845
William Shaw
1842–1844
Joseph Shaw Jr.
1843–1888
Alice Shaw
1848–1897

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  • Mary Shaw en la familia de Joseph Shaw, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary Birch, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mary Birch, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1825 · Museum of Lancashire

The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English, German, Danish, and Swedish: topographic name for someone who lived by a birch tree or in a birch wood, from an ancient Germanic word meaning ‘birch’ (Old English birce, byrce ‘birch’, Middle High German birche, Old Danish birk). In some cases the German and English name may be derived from any of the places called with this word, such as Birch in Aargau (see Birke ) or Birch in Essex. In Swedish, the name is in many instances ornamental.

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

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