Mary Hirst

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Hirst was born on 8 November 1820, in St Paul's Church, Drighlington, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Hirst, was 26 and her mother, Jane Dunwell, was 28. She married Joseph Hepworth on 9 April 1837, in Batley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She immigrated to United States in 1863 and lived in Batley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 21 September 1903, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Hepworth
1816–1878
Mary Hirst
1820–1903
Marriage: 9 April 1837
Richard Hepworth
1837–1837
Miss Hepworth
1842–1842
William Hepworth
1839–1851
Edmund Hepworth
1841–1915
Squire Hepworth
1843–1920
Hannah Hepworth
1845–1920
Sarah Ann Hepworth
1847–1851
James Hepworth
1849–1937
Joseph Hepworth
1850–1926
Elizabeth Hepworth
1852–1856
Ann Hepworth
1854–1856
Mary Jane Hepworth
1855–1926
Martha Annice Hepworth
1858–1936
Samuel Hepworth
1860–1928

Sources (63)

  • Mary Hepworth, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
  • Mary Hirst, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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World Events (8)

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): variant of Hurst .

German: variant of Hürst (see Hurst ).

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

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Joseph and Mary Hirst Hepworth

The following is from a document obtained from NelLo H. Bassett. Joseph Hepworth was born 11 Sep 1816, the third child (second son) of the nine known children born to Richard Hepworth and Hannah Wil …

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