Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Veach was born on 28 January 1836, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Hudson Veach, was 26 and her mother, Nancy Ann Elliott, was 21. She married Henry Grow Jr on 20 December 1852, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She lived in Chicken Creek, Juab, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Gooseberry, Sevier, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 25 December 1911, in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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- Mary E. Ramussen in household of Niels C Ramussen, "United States Census, 1900"
- Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011
- Elizabeth Rasmussen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Juab, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Juab, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Veitch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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