Mary Crystal

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Crystal was born on 19 March 1856, in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Andrew Crystal, was 26 and her mother, Elizabeth Cousin, was 24. She married Lockhart Anderson Howard Sr on 20 March 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910 and Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 11 December 1914, in Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Holladay Memorial Park, Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lockhart Anderson Howard Sr
1856–1894
Mary Crystal
1856–1914
Marriage: 20 March 1876
Elizabeth Crystal Howard
1878–1940
Lockhart Anderson Howard Jr.
1881–1941
Isaac Andrew Howard
1883–1927
Charle Crystal Howard
1886–1886
Joseph Hammond Howard
1887–1887
John C. Howard
1888–1888
Thomas C Howard
1888–1888
James C Howard
1889–1889
Mary Vilate Howard
1890–1975
Robert Clarence Howard
1894–1941

Sources (33)

  • Mary Howard, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Mary Crystal, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Montana, County Marriage Records, 1865-1993

World Events (8)

1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857

The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

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

Scottish (Aberdeenshire and Angus) and Irish (Sligo and Armagh): from the Gaelic personal name Criostail, a Scottish and Manx pet form of Críostóra (Christopher), or a shortened form of Gaelic Mac Criostail ‘son of Cristal’. See also McCrystal .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Kristall ‘crystal, cut glass’.

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

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MARY CRYSTAL HOWARD

MARY CRYSTAL HOWARD Mary Crystal Howard daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Cousins Crystal, was born 19th of March 1856 in Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland. She came to America in 1863 when 7 years old with …

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