Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Fenn was born on 2 June 1816, in Billington, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Fenn, was 39 and her mother, Martha Wells, was 32. She married Frederick Otto Bird on 28 November 1833, in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1856 and lived in Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, England in 1841 and Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 22 July 1864, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Ann Burd in household of Frederic Burd, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary Ann Fenn, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Ann Kellegg, "United States Western States Marriage Index". Application for Divorce
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English: topographic name in south-east England for someone who lived in a low-lying marshy area, from Middle English fen(ne) ‘fen, marsh’ (Old English fenn).
South German: topographic name from Old High German fenni, Middle Low German and Old Frisian fenne ‘bog’. Compare Fehn .
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 馮, see Feng 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Biography: Mary Ann Fenn Bird
BIOGRAPHY OF MARY ANN FENN BIRD By William Clayton (Her granddaughter’s husband) Mary Ann Fenn was the wife of Fredrick Otto Bird. She came to Utah in 1856 with the Captain Willie Handcart Company. …
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