Mary Ann Voorhees

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Voorhees was born on 2 December 1822, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, her father, Elisha Voorhees, was 27 and her mother, Nancy Ann Leek, was 25. She married Warren Stone Snow on 23 December 1841, in Lima Township, Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 29 November 1907, in Orangeville, Emery, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Warren Stone Snow
1818–1896
Mary Ann Voorhees
1822–1907
Marriage: 23 December 1841
Joseph Smith Snow
1845–1928
Gardner Elisha Snow
1848–1912
Franklin Warren Snow
1850–1934
Elizabeth Ann Snow
1852–1860
Samuel Perry Snow
1854–1931
Mary Ann Snow
1856–1930
Warren Alonzo Snow
1858–1859
Melissa Jane Snow
1861–1916
Louella Snow
1865–1946

Sources (42)

  • Mary A Snow in household of Warren Snow, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary A Voorhees, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Mary Ann Vorhees Snow, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956" (1907)

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1831

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER Isaac Voorhees BIRTH 1769 Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 1831 (aged 61–62) Ohio, USA BURIAL Manti Cemetery Manti, Sanpete County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 37165632 · View Source

1846

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

Name Meaning

Dutch: habitational name from a farm called Voorhees, located in the hamlet of Hees near Ruinen, in the province of Drenthe. This surname is not found in the Netherlands. Compare Van Voorhees , Voorheis , Voorhies , Voorhis , Vorhees , and Voris .

History: Steven Coertse van Voorhees emigrated with his wife and children from the farm of Voorhees in the Netherlands and settled at New Amersfoort (now Flatlands) on Long Island, New Netherland (now NY), in 1660. Today the family Voorhees with its numerous branches is one of the largest, if not the largest, Dutch family in North America. The name is also established in the forms Van Voorhees, Voorheis, (Van) Voorhies, (Van) Voorhis, Vorhees, Voorheese, Vooris, Voorus, Voreis, Voress, Vorheis, Vorhes, (Van) Vorhies, (Van) Vorhis, Vories, (Van) Voris, (Van) Vorous, Vorus, Vorys, etc.

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

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WARREN SNOW COMPANY (1852)

Elisha Voorhees Individual Information BIRTH DATE 16 July 1795 DEATH DATE 10 Aug. 1856 GENDER Male AGE 57 Sources 1850 Iowa Census Source Location Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah New …

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