Mary Polly Givens

Brief Life History of Mary Polly

When Mary Polly Givens was born on 27 February 1802, in Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States, her father, Robert Allen Givens, was 42 and her mother, Martha Givens, was 40. She married McGee Harris on 29 December 1826, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 20 August 1873, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

McGee Harris
1800–1863
Mary Polly Givens
1802–1873
Marriage: 29 December 1826
Sarah Johnson Harris
1827–1862
Margaret Jane Harris
1829–1853
Martha Givens Harris
1832–1908
Alexander Harris Sr.
1834–1889
William McGee Harris
1836–1903
Mary Ann Harris
1839–1911
Eli M Harris
1842–1902
Emily Caroline Harris
1844–1918

Sources (66)

  • Mary Harrls in household of Mc Gee Harrls, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • Polly Givins, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

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.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Fife) and Irish (Tipperary and Tyrone): variant of Given with English post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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Alexander Harris, Sr.

HISTORY OF ALEXANDER HARRIS, SR. (1834-1899) Alexander Harris, Sr., born March 25, 1834, in Wilson County, Tennessee, was a son of McGee Harris and Mary Givens of Kentucky. His f …

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