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