Mary Imogene Corbett

Brief Life History of Mary Imogene

When Mary Imogene Corbett was born on 21 December 1848, in Mills, Iowa, United States, her father, Daniel Dewey Corbett, was 41 and her mother, Elmira Bangs Wright, was 37. She married Martin Harris Jr. on 8 June 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States in 1880 and Lewisville, Fremont, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. She died on 15 December 1929, in Cove, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Martin Harris Jr.
1838–1913
Mary Imogene Corbett
1848–1929
Marriage: 8 June 1867
William Heber Harris
1868–1885
Almira Caroline Harris
1870–1870
Lyman Lee Harris
1872–1934
Daniel Harris
1874–1874
Nellie May Harris
1875–1877
Ella Eliza Harris
1876–1897
John Harris
1879–1879
Samuel Webster Harris
1880–1905
Edward Robert Harris
1882–1945
Emily Jane Harris
1884–1956
George Birden Harris
1888–1888

Sources (38)

  • Mary Harris in household of Martin Harris, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary I Corbett, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
  • Mary I. Barnes, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1851

Historical Boundaries: 1851: Mills, Iowa, United States

1863

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

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

English (West Midlands, of Norman origin): nickname from Old French corbet ‘raven’, probably denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion.

History: This is the name of a family descended from Hugh Corbet, a Norman baron who settled in Shropshire following the Norman Conquest. One of his descendants, Sir Richard Corbet, was granted land near Shrewsbury in 1223; since the 13th century, this place has been known as Moreton Corbet. The name was taken from Shropshire to Scotland in the 12th century and to northern Ireland in the 17th century, and thence to North America by at least one group of bearers of the name.

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

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Mary Imogene Corbett

Mary Imogene Corbett, second wife of Martin Harris Jr., was born in Iowa 12/21/1848. Her early childhood was closely associated with the Saints who were on the move West, and also of those early years …

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