Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Sparrey was born in 1836, in Aston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Sparrey, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Adams, was 22. She married Hugh William Thomas on 25 January 1857, in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851 and Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1861. She died in 1871, in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Malad City Cemetery, Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States.
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- Mary A Thomas in household of Hugh Thomas, "United States Census, 1870"
- Marianne Sparry, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Ann Sparrey Thomas, "Find a Grave Index"
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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.
1839 · The Rebecca Riots Take Place
The Rebecca Riots were a group of protests in west Wales from 1839-1843. The people involved were mostly poor farmers, primarily men dressed as women. The group was called “Rebecca and her daughters”, a title believed to have come the book of Genesis. They mostly fought against the toll-gates. There is only record of one death during the riots: a young Sarah Williams had been warned that the rioters were coming, but upon refusing to leave, was killed.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: see Sparey .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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Hugh Williams Thomas
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