Brief Life History of Maria Watson
When Maria Watson Kirby was born on 9 January 1843, in Thurgarton, Norfolk, England, her father, Robert Kirby, was 22 and her mother, Hannah Honor Watson, was 23. She married John Longman Bench on 19 December 1863, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 21 January 1878, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Maria Kirby in household of Robert Kirby, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Maria Kirby, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Maria W. Bench, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places in northern and eastern England called Kirby or Kirkby, from Old Norse kirkja ‘church’ + bȳ ‘farmstead, village’.
Irish: adopted for Ó Garmhaic ‘descendant of Cíarmhac’, a personal name meaning ‘dark son’. Compare Kerwick .
Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Geirble ‘son of Geirble’, a personal name of uncertain origin. The name is preserved in the townland name of Carrowkeribly in County Mayo.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Death Notice of Maria Watson Kirby Bench
Died In Manti, January 21st, 1878, of inflammatory fever, Mariah W. Bench, wife of John L. Bench. Sister Bench was born in Norfolk, England, January 9th, 1843; was baptized into the Church of J …
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