Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Empey was born on 15 February 1852, in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Jesse Empey, was 26 and her mother, Mary Foulkes, was 25. She married Samuel Southwick on 11 August 1872. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 5 daughters. She immigrated to New York County, New York, United States in 1856 and lived in Willow Creek, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1900 and Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States in 1910. She died on 19 April 1919, in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Mary A Empey Southwick in household of Samuel Southwick, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Mary Ann Southwick, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Mary A Southwick, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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World Events (8)
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
English (London): variant of Impey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mary Anne Empey Southwick memorial from Find a Grave website
DATE: 21 APR. 1919 SOURCE: Daily Telegram ABSTRACT: Known as "Annie." Died at her home, 228 Magnolia Ave. A native of England, she came to Long Beach two and one-half years ago from Idaho Falls. Survi …
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