When Mary Jane Edmonds was born on 5 January 1824, in Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Edmonds, was 28 and her mother, Louiza Woodbridge, was 17. She married Ralph Harrison on 30 August 1846, in Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Providence, Cache, Utah Territory, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 8 August 1894, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.