Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Matthews was born on 20 July 1847, in Whipsnade, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Daniel Willis Matthews Sr., was 27 and her mother, Sarah Garner, was 25. She married Christian Petersen Larsen on 1 December 1868, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Manti Utah Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900 and Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States in 1900. She died on 8 March 1927, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Matthews in household of Nenfres Murdoch, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Matthews in the Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
- Mary Matthews Larson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English and Irish (Ulster and County Louth): patronymic from the personal name Matthew . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, such as German Matthäus (from the personal name Matthäus, from Latin Matthaeus) and Slovenian Matavž (from an obsolete vernacular form of the personal name Matevž, from Latin Matthaeus). Compare Mathews .
Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Mathghamhna (see McMahon ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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