Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Yearsley was born on 18 February 1838, in West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, David Dutton Yearsley, was 29 and her mother, Mary Ann Hoopes, was 27. She married Benjamin Franklin Cummings Sr. on 27 May 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1850 and Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 16 March 1921, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Mary J Yearsley in household of Mary Ann Yearsley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Jane Yearsley Cummings, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Mary J. Yearsley in entry for James D. Cummings, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Yeardsley in Cheshire, which is recorded as Erdeslee in 1347 and Hurdyslegh in 1370. The placename may derive from an Old English personal name Ēorēd (genitive Ēorēdes) or Old English hirde ‘herdsman’ (genitive hirdes) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. There may have been some confusion with Yardley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life Sketch of Mary Jane Yearsley Cummings
Life Sketch of Mary Jane Yearsley Cummings Mary Jane Yearsley was born in West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania on February 18, 1838 to David Dutton and Mary Ann Hoopes Yearsley. Her father, a …
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