Mary Ann Cox

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Cox was born on 5 May 1825, in Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Beasley, was 30 and her mother, Eleanor Cox, was 35. She married Abraham Halladay on 27 January 1845, in Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 6 December 1895, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Halladay
1824–1906
Mary Ann Cox
1825–1895
Marriage: 27 January 1845
William Abraham Halladay
1845–1894
Joseph Halladay
1848–1848
Daniel Henry Halladay
1851–1918
Sarah Ann Halladay
1854–1926
Abraham Ephriam Halladay
1856–1920
George Halladay
1858–1925
Mary Elizabeth Halladay
1861–1861
Mary Ann Halladay
1862–1946
John Franklin Halladay
1865–1932

Sources (26)

  • Mary A Halladay in household of Abm Halladay, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary Ann Cox, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975" (1825)
  • 1845 Marriage Record Mary Ann Cox, "England Marriages, 1538–1973" (1845 to Abraham Halladay)

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World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Cocke and Cook , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish (Ulster): mistranslation of Mac Con Coille (‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’), as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.

Dutch and Flemish: genitivized patronymic from the personal name Cock, a vernacular short form of Cornelius .

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

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