Brief Life History of Mary Leah
When Mary Leah Groves was born on 30 October 1836, in Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States, her father, Elisha Hurd Groves, was 38 and her mother, Lucy Simmons, was 29. She married John Doyle Lee on 2 December 1852, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in New Harmony, Washington, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 18 July 1908, in Virgin, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Virgin, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Mary L Lee, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Leah Groves - Church record: Marriage record or certificate: birth: 30 October 1836; Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States
- 1852 Marriage of John Doyle Lee & Mary Leah Groves
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1852: Iron, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Iron, Utah, United States
1857
Historical Boundaries: 1857: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1864: Kane, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Kane, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English (London): variant of Grove , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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History of John Doyle Lee written by daughter Miriam Cornelius
When my mother and step-father came to Virgin there weren't many places here and they drove right through town and when they reached the other side father stopped and mother ask him where it was and h …
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