Mary Ann Neff

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Neff was born on 5 August 1829, in Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Neff, was 34 and her mother, Mary Barr, was 27. She married Orrin Porter Rockwell on 3 May 1854, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 28 September 1866, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Orrin Porter Rockwell
1813–1878
Mary Ann Neff
1829–1866
Marriage: 3 May 1854
Talitha Rockwell
1848–1869
William Rockwell
1852–1872
Mary Amanda Rockwell
1855–1924
Sarah Rockwell
1856–
Sarah Naomi Rockwell
1856–1934
John Orrin Rockwell
1858–1917
David Porter Rockwell
1860–1908
Forest Neff Rockwell
1862–1864
Letitia Barr Rockwell
1864–1945
Joseph Neff Rockwell
1866–1866

Sources (41)

  • Mary A Rockwell in household of Orin P Rockwell, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary Ann Rockwell, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
  • Mary Ann Neff in entry for Lulucia Ban Rockwell Stevens, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

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.

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

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

German and Swiss German: relationship name from Middle High German neve ‘nephew’ (later rather broader in application, like cousin in English), hence probably a distinguishing name for a close relation or familiar of a prominent personage. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Naff .

Dutch: variant of Neve , cognate with 1 above.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Neffe ‘nephew’, cognate with 1 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Partial Time Line: Orrin Porter Rockwell

Age of Porter Rockwell at different occasions Orrin Porter Rockwell 1813–1878 Luana Hart Beebe 1814–1897 Age 19 1st Marriage: 2 February 1832 Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States Child …

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