Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Pearce was born on 1 October 1826, in City of London, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edward Pearce, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Bennett, was 21. She married Richard Ballantyne on 27 November 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 26 November 1912, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Mary P Ballantyne in household of Edward H Anderson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mary Pearce, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Pearce, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1841
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source
1850
Named after the early pioneer leader Daniel C. Davis the County was established as a territory in 1850.The territorial legislature created Davis County in 1852 and designated its County seat at Farmington-midway between boundaries-the Weber River on the north and the mouth of the Jordan River on the south. Westward the County includes a portion of the Great Salt Lake-its largest island on which Antelope Island State Park is now located.During first half-century Davis County grew slowly.It supported a hardy pioneer people engaged in irrigation agriculture and raising livestock.The Utah Central Railroad(now the Union Pacific crossed the County from Ogden on the north to Salt Lake City on the south in 1870 and offered welcome transportation links to bring manufactured products.This was the beginning of a transition in the County's history that led to mechanized agriculture, a surge of commerce, banking, and local business along with improved roads, new water systems, and the electrification of homes and business
Name Meaning
Welsh, English, and Irish: variant of Pierce .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mary Pearce Ballantyne by Iona Garner Bingham
Mary Pearce Ballantyne, my grandmother, second wife of Richard Ballantyne, joined the church in London, England February1847. She was born October 1, 1828. She was the first of her family to join th …
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