Mary Elizabeth Frederick was born on 21 August 1830, in Barre, Orleans, New York, United States as the daughter of David Ira Frederick and Polly Edwards. She married Gideon Hayden Carter Gibbs on 22 November 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848. She died on 14 January 1907, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
English: from the ancient Germanic personal name Frideric or Frederic, composed of the elements frid, fred ‘peace’ + rīc ‘power’, introduced into England from France by the Normans. In North America, this is also found as an altered form of a cognate name in several other languages, such as German Friedrich and Czech Bedřich (see Bedrick ). Compare Fredrick .
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