Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane McGinnis was born on 31 January 1831, in Bart Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Benjamin McGinnis, was 27 and her mother, Sarah Johnston, was 28. She married George Laub on 6 January 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 28 November 1872, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Mary J Laub in household of George Laub, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Jane Meginness Laub, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Jane McGinnis in entry for Carolin Laub, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1832 · Black Hawk War
"The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Aonghuis or Mag Aonghusa ‘son of Aonghus’ (see Angus ). This is the surname of a chieftain family in western County Down. Compare the Scottish form McInnis , and the variant McNeese . Compare also McGuinness .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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MARY JANE MCGINNIS LAUB 1831 - 1872 A Short Sketch of the Life of Mary Jane McGinnis Laub by Carrie E.L. Hunt, granddaughter, compiled by Nina Hess and Allison Harmon
MARY JANE MCGINNIS LAUB 1831 - 1872 A Short Sketch of the Life of Mary Jane McGinnis Laub by Carrie E.L. Hunt, granddaughter Mary Jane was born 31 January 1831, to Benjamin and Sarah J …
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