Brief Life History of Mary Twinberrow
When Mary Twinberrow Wattis was born on 26 August 1819, in Alfrick, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edmund Wattis, was 21 and her mother, Sarah Twinberrow, was 21. She married Thomas Bennett on 30 June 1836, in Alfrick, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1846. She died on 15 September 1896, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Mary T Kay, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mary Twinberrow Wattis, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
Name Meaning
Anglo-Saxon: West, water, and isc, like, meaning a waterlike
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Mary Twinberrow Wattis (26 August 1819 – 15 September 1896)
Mary was the daughter of Edmund and Sarah Twinberrow Wattis. She was born on 26 Apr 1819 in Alfrick Parish, Worcestershire, England. No christening record for her has yet been found. Mary's parents …
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