Brief Life History of Mary Eunice
When Mary Eunice Nelson was born on 4 April 1837, in Franklin, Warren, Ohio, United States, her father, David Nelson, was 35 and her mother, Mary Thompson Miller, was 19. She married William Kay on 7 April 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 23 April 1906, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Aultorest Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Mary E Kay in household of Wm Kay, "United States Census, 1860"
- May E. Kay, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Mary Eunice Griffin, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the personal name Nell or Nele, either of which might be a pet form of Elias or less commonly of Niel (from Latin Nigellus). See also Neal .
Americanized form of Swedish Nilsson and also of the Danish, Norwegian, and North German cognates Nielsen and Nilsen (compare Nelsen ). Compare also Neilson and Nielson .
History: The Nelson name was an important one in 18th-century VA, starting with Thomas ‘Scotch Tom’ Nelson, who emigrated to VA at the close of the 17th century from Penrith, Cumbria, where the Nelsons were numerous. Scotch Tom settled c. 1700 at Yorktown, VA, where he became a successful merchant and landholder. His son was sheriff and a member of the VA Council, and his grandson, Thomas Nelson (1738–89), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was governor of VA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mary Eunice Nelson Griffin (4 April 1837 – 23 April 1906)
Daughter of David Nelson and Mary Thompson Miller Married: William Kay, 7 Apr 1853, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Children - David Kay, Mary Eliza Kay, Willard Edmund Kay, Alice Nancy Kay, Myra Eu …
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