Mary Jane Waite

Brief Life History of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Waite was born on 12 January 1836, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, her father, John Anson Waite, was 28 and her mother, Jane Caldwell, was 27. She married Lewis Robison on 5 October 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850 and Alpine, Utah, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 18 March 1922, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lewis Robison
1816–1883
Mary Jane Waite
1836–1922
Marriage: 5 October 1855
Seth Milton Robison
1857–1896
Minerva Rebecca Robison
1860–1862
Emma Lenora Robison
1861–1906
Daniel Hanmer Robison
1865–1924
Inez Melissa Robison
1868–1945
Guy Kellogg Robison
1871–1948

Sources (45)

  • Mary Jane Wait, "United States, Census, 1850"
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
  • Mary Jane Robison, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1846

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

1860 · Perry Monument on Public Square

The Perry Monument was erected at the center of Public Square to commemorate the victory of the Battle of Lake Erie by Oliver Hazard Perry. It was Ohio's first monumental sculpture. It has since been moved to Fort Huntington Park.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a watchman, either in a town or castle, from Anglo-Norman French waite ‘watchman, member of the watch’ (of ancient Germanic origin; compare Wachter ). In the Middle Ages the town waits typically combined the functions of watchmen and musicians through being trumpeters or pipers. There may also have been some late confusion with White or Wheat .

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

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Sketch: Mary Jane Waite Robison

From: Thoughts, Theories, and Impressions of Jane Caldwell, Her Ancestors and Descendants Authors: Karen Lindberg Rasmussen, Paula Lindberg Paradise, Karen Paradise Baranowski Self published at lulu …

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