Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Moyes was born on 6 June 1850, in New South Wales, Australia, her father, William Moyes Sr., was 32 and her mother, Mary Eastcott, was 33. She married Duckworth Grimshaw on 4 April 1867, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 7 November 1934, in Cedar City, Iron, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.
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- Mary J Grimshaw in household of Duckworth Grimshaw, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Jane Moyes - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Mary J Grimshaw
- Mary Jane Moyes, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah, United States
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 (Fife) and English: from the Middle English personal name Moise, Mose, Mosse, a vernacular form (from Old French Moïse) of Moses .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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