Brief Life History of Mary Ann Smyth
When Mary Ann Smyth Huggins was born on 24 August 1847, in Toms River Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States, her father, William Huggins, was 36 and her mother, Mary Emeline Aker, was 31. She married Robert Hyrum Johnson on 4 April 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 10 September 1905, in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Ann Johnson in household of Hyrum Johnson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ancestry: Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900
- Mary Ann Huggin Johnson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1861
No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): from the Middle English personal name Hugin, an Old French diminutive of Hugh , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Occasionally the name may also arise from Middle English Huggen, a West Midlands dialect genitive form of the Middle English personal name Hugg (see Hug ), synonymous with Hughes , which has the more common -s genitival suffix.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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