When Mary Emma Greene was born on 8 January 1843, in Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States, her father, John Portineus Greene, was 49 and her mother, Mary Eliza Nelson, was 30. She married Gilbert Henry Van Schoonhoven on 14 September 1859, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Brighton Precinct, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 19 March 1907, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
English and Irish: variant of Green . In North America, this surname has assimilated cognates from other languages.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesTaken from the book, "Our Pioneer Heritage" from the section, "Pioneer Women Doctors."
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