Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Ford was born on 25 November 1827, in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Ford, was 37 and her mother, Mary Anne Knight, was 26. She married George Simmons on 24 December 1849, in Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Bradwell, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 13 July 1920, in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States.
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- Maria Ford in household of William Ford, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Mary Ann Ford, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Ann Ford, "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-1920"
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1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1831 · Old London Bridge Opens
"The popular childhood rhyme ""London Bridge is Falling Down"" refers to the infamous overpass above the Thames River. By the 19th century the bridge had started to fall apart."
1852 · First Public Lavatory Erected
George Jenning was the person that invented and gave us the public lavatory. It cost people a penny to use.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a ford (Middle English, Old English ford), or a habitational name from one of the many places called with this word, such as Ford (Durham, Herefordshire, Northumberland, Shropshire, Sussex), Ford in Sefton (Lancashire), Ford in Crediton and Ford in Holcombe Rogus (both Devon), Ford in Litton and Ford in Wiveliscombe (both Somerset).
Irish: Anglicized form (quasi-translation) of various Gaelic names, for example MacGiolla na Naomh ‘son of Gilla na Naomh’ (a personal name meaning ‘servant of the saints’), Mac Conshámha ‘son of Conshnámha’ (a personal name composed of the elements con ‘dog’ + snámh ‘to swim’), in all of which the final syllable was wrongly thought to be áth ‘ford’, and Ó Fuar(th)áin (see Foran ).
Americanized form of French Faure ‘blacksmith’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mary Ann Ford Simmons
MARY ANN FORD SIMMONS Written By Herself Mary Ann Ford Simmons was the daughter of William and Mary Ann Knight Ford. I was born in Chuckfield Parish, Sussex, England, November 25, 1827. My …
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