Mary Jane Atkinson

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Atkinson was born on 13 September 1838, in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, William Atkinson, was 25 and her mother, Phoebe Ann Campbell, was 28. She married Edwin C. Pace on 2 May 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 11 daughters. She lived in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 2 March 1881, in Woods Cross, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edwin C. Pace
1831–1917
Mary Jane Atkinson
1838–1881
Marriage: 2 May 1854
Launa Pace
1855–1901
Sarah Jane Pace
1857–1945
Eliza Melvina Pace
1859–1937
Phoebe Priscilla Pace
1860–1900
Rose Belle Pace
1862–1926
Myra Pace
1864–1909
Ida May Pace
1866–1940
Rhoda Pace
1868–1911
Edwin Pace Jr.
1870–1942
Clara Pace
1873–1946
Effie Pace
1876–1929
Deserett Pace
1880–1881

Sources (31)

  • Mary Jane Pace in household of Edwin Pace, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary Jane Atkinson Pace, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary J, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

English (northern): patronymic from the personal name Atkin or Adkin, pet forms of Adam.

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

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Atkinson, Mary Jane - Mary Jane Atkinson Pace

WOMEN OF FAITH AND FORTITUDE: Mary Jane Atkinson Pace Submitted to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers by Kaylene Griffin, Gaylene L. N. Carlson and Lilla “A” B. Croshaw. Biography: Mary Jane Atkinso …

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