Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Bronson was born on 11 June 1806, in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Sylvanus Bronson, was 37 and her mother, Esther Remington, was 33. She married Horace Datus Ensign on 28 September 1825, in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 24 April 1888, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Mary D Ensign in household of Rufus Ensign, "United States Census, 1880"
- Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BT-H9WV-C?cc=2448940
- Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Brunson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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One Page History of Martin Luther Ensign, Sr. compiled by Janis Ostler Palmer, 4th great-granddaughter
Name: Martin Luther Ensign Born: 31 March 1831 in Little River Village, Hampden, Mass. Parents: Horace Ensign (b.1797or 98) & Mary Bronson (b.1808) Married: Mary Dunn on 8 January 1852 Children: …
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