Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Mitchell was born on 30 November 1817, in Surrey, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Mitchell, was 33 and her mother, Mary Ann Chitty, was 26. She married Thomas John Bolingbroke on 25 December 1843, in Ashtead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Savannah, Andrew, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Idaho, United States in 1870. She died on 29 August 1886, in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States.
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- Mary Ann Bolingbroke in household of Thomas John Bolingbroke, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Mary Ann Mitchel, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Ann Mitchell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from the vernacular pronunciation in Middle English and Older Scots of the personal name Michael . See Michelson .
English and Scottish: nickname for a big man, from Middle English michel, mechel, muchel ‘big’.
Irish (County Connacht): surname adopted as equivalent of Mulvihill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Brief history of Henry Mitchell Bolingbroke
Henry Mitchell Bolingbroke was born April 25, 1850 at Coventry, Warwickshire, England. He was blessed by the minister of the Church of England. His father, Thomas John Bolingbroke, was born March 4, …
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