When Mary Balls was born on 9 August 1851, in Linstead Parva, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Balls, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Baxter, was 22. She married Charles Lyon on 1 March 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1868 and lived in Liberty, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Basalt, Bingham, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. She died on 17 May 1923, in Firth, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Basalt Cemetery, Bingham, Idaho, United States.
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In 1854, St. George's Hall was completed. The site that it sits on is were the Liverpool Infirmary was previously located. The hall was built for entertainment.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
English (Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex): variant of Ball , with excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesCharles Lyon (Tyers) was born in Dawsby, England on Dec. 5th 1847. His parents were Thomas Tyers and Susan Lyon. He left his home and parents at the age of seven and went to live with his grandparent …
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