Mary Ann Gadd

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Gadd was born on 6 September 1848, in Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Gadd, was 33 and her mother, Eliza Chapman, was 33. She married John Rowley on 10 September 1864, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States for about 10 years and El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States in 1912. She died on 19 November 1924, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Rowley
1841–1893
Mary Ann Gadd
1848–1924
Marriage: 10 September 1864
Eliza Jane Rowley
1865–1928
Sarah Ann Rowley
1866–1866
John Sylvester Rowley
1867–1949
Zina Cordelia Rowley
1870–1890
Amy Elizabeth Rowley
1872–1918
Jesse Noah Thomas Rowley
1874–1966
Heber Charles Rowley
1876–1928
James Albert Rowley
1879–1948
Samuel Isaac Rowley
1881–1897
Jacob Leslie Rowley
1884–1888
Wilford Marion Rowley
1886–1963
Mary Luella Rowley
1888–1965

Sources (107)

  • Mary A Rouley in household of John Rouley, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Mary Ann Gadd, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Ancestry.com - Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961 for Mary Ann Gadd

World Events (8)

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: perhaps a nickname from Old French gade ‘goat’; the animal was noted for its supposedly lascivious behavior.

English: perhaps from Middle English gadde (Old Norse gaddr) ‘sharp-pointed metal spike, goad’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a cattle driver or, more likely, a nickname for a persistent and irritating person.

Swedish: apparently a nickname from gadd ‘sting’.

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

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Story Highlight

Eliza Chapman Gadd Pioneer History

Eliza Chapman Gadd did not belong to the Church when she joined the Willie Handcart Company with her husband, Samuel, and eight children. Samuel caught a cold in Iowa City which turned to pneu …

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