Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Hill was born on 1 October 1814, in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States, her father, Jehu Hill, was 25 and her mother, Martha Patsy Carlin, was 18. She married Charles Crismon on 5 May 1830, in Morgan, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 15 May 1892, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Chrisman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Polly Hill, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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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.
1822 · Slave Rebellion
On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called "the rising." The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .
German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mary Hill Crismon
MARY HILL CRISMON Mary Hill was born 1 October 1814 in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina. Her father was John (Jehu) Hill and her mother was Martha “Patsy” Carlton or Carlin. Her history is q …
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