Mary Ann Sheehand

Female15 November 1804–8 March 1892

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Sheehand was born on 15 November 1804, in Lisbon, Columbiana, Ohio, United States, her father, John Sheehand, was 23 and her mother, Arah Ann Wood, was 18. She married Whitford Gill Wilson on 25 May 1824, in Richland, Springfield Township, Richland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 8 March 1892, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Whitford Gill Wilson
1799–1863
Mary Ann Sheehand
1804–1892
Marriage: 25 May 1824
Millie Wilson
1824–1843
Amanda Wilson
1826–1884
Jasper Green Wilson
1827–1878
Rheumina Wilson
1829–1904
Sarah W. Wilson
1830–1905
Sara Jane Wilson
1831–1873
Tabitha Wilson
1833–1840
Martha Ann Wilson
1835–1862
Mary Etta Wilson
1837–1907
Jane Ann Wilson
1840–1895
Calvin Clinton Wilson
1842–1913
Victoria Elizabeth Wilson
1844–1930

Sources (42)

  • Mary Willson in household of Whitford G Willson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Mary Shuhan, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Mary Sheehnad in entry for Mary Etta Mayfield, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 May 1824Richland, Springfield Township, Richland, Ohio, United States
  • Children (12)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (12)

    +7 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1808

    Age 4

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1825

    Age 21

    Historical Boundaries: 1825: Hancock, Illinois, United States

    1827

    Age 23

    Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Aileen, Rourke, Ciaran, Kiera, Kieran, Siobhan, Brigid, Donal, Eamonn, Ethna, Finbarr.

    Irish (Cork): shortened form of O'Sheehan, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Síodhacháin ‘descendant of Síodhachán’, a personal name representing a diminutive of síodhach ‘peaceful’, the same word as sítheach. Compare Sheehy .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Story Highlight

    TIMELINE OF BRADLEY BARLOWE WILSON SR.

    11 OCTOBER 1769, BORN: Bradley Barlowe Wilson (Sr.), the fifth child, fourth son of Sarah Smith and Deliverance Wilson Sr. at the small farming town of Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts. Bradley’ …

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