Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Angell was born on 8 June 1803, in Seneca, Ontario, New York, United States, her father, James Williams Angell, was 26 and her mother, Phoebe Ann Morton, was 17. She married Brigham Young on 31 March 1834, in Kirtland Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 27 June 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Ann Young in household of Brigham Young, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary Ann Angel, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Mary A, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
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.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Angel .
Norwegian (of German origin): habitational name from the placename Angeln in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. The surname is known in Norway from the 17th century.
American shortened and altered form of Greek Angelis or of any other derivative of the personal name Angelos (see Angelos ). Compare Angel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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