Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Gridley was born on 8 August 1803, in Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Daniel Gridley, was 25 and her mother, Elizabeth Spark, was 23. She married John Argent on 16 November 1823, in North Ockendon, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She lived in Orsett, Essex, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 19 November 1895, in Midvale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (36)
- Mary Argent in household of John Argent, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary in entry for Hannah Argent Aylet, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Mary Argent in household of John Argent, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
Spouse and Children
1801–1891 Male
1803–1895 Female
Children (8)
1823–1906 Female
1826–1827 Female
1828–1907 Female
1831–1909 Female
1834–1900 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1778–1838 Male
1780–1845 Female
Siblings (8)
1802–1802 Female
1803–1895 Female
1806– Female
1811–1880 Male
1814–1869 Female
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World Events (8)
1804
Age 1
1819
Age 16
1830
Age 27
Name Meaning
variant of Greasley, either a habitational name from Greasley in Nottinghamshire (but possibly also from Gresley in Derbyshire), or a nickname either from Old French greslet ‘marked as by hail’, i.e. pitted or pock-marked, or Old French greslet, gresli, grailet ‘thin, slim’.
perhaps from Middle English greithli, gritheli ‘good, pleasant, noble’ (Old Norse greithligr), the source of modern northern dialect gradely ‘decent, honest, good-looking, kind’. In the absence of medieval surname forms this is conjectural.
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Argent and Mary Gridley History
The following is a short history compiled by Diana Boley. Sources include census records, church records, and some things my grandmother wrote about this amazing couple. John Argent was born March 1 …
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