Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Busenbark was born on 14 August 1829, in Romulus, Seneca, New York, United States, her father, Isaac Busenbark, was 27 and her mother, Abigail Manning, was 22. She married George W. Cottrell on 9 April 1849, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. She lived in Nevada, United States in 1870 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 10 December 1888, in Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Panaca Cemetery, Panaca, Lincoln, Nevada, United States.
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- Mary Boozerbank in household of Isaac Boozenbark, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Busenbark, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Mary Busenbark Rice, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Probably an Americanized form of German Busenberg, a habitational name from a place so named near Kaiserslautern.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The Early Settlement of Panaca, Nevada, a Brief History by Amy L. Moser
The Early Settlement of Panaca, Nevada, a Brief History by Amy L. Moser In the year 1864 in western Utah Territory some travelers discovered a valley with a flowing creek and blue hazed mountains …
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