Mary Ellen Bircumshaw

Brief Life History of Mary Ellen

When Mary Ellen Bircumshaw was born on 13 August 1851, in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Bircumshaw, was 31 and her mother, Rosetta Plackett, was 27. She married Moses Wilkinson on 11 January 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1865 and lived in Orem, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900 and Vineyard, Utah, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 25 January 1915, in Park City, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moses Wilkinson
1837–1899
Mary Ellen Bircumshaw
1851–1915
Marriage: 11 January 1869
Alma Wilkinson
1870–1935
Sarah Ann Drucilla Wilkinson
1873–1880
John Willard Wilkinson
1875–1941
Joseph Albert Wilkinson
1878–1944
Roseanna Fidelia Wilkinson
1880–1935
Amelia May Wilkinson
1883–1946
Charles Henry Wilkinson
1885–1952
Samuel Bircumshaw Wilkinson
1887–1936

Sources (46)

  • Mary E. Barrett in household of Thomas Barrett, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Mary Bircumshaw, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Mary E Bircumshaw, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1853

The Provo City Cemetery was dedicated in 1853.

1863

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

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: see Birkinshaw .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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Story Highlight

On Trying and Being Tried

Mary Wilkinson figured she might as well say what many of them felt when they stood to speak in front of the group. "I cannot really say that I deem it a pleasure to stand before you, although I know …

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