Brief Life History of Mary Elzina
When Mary Elzina Tracy was born in May 1848, in New York, United States, her father, Joseph Franklin Tracy, was 27 and her mother, Hannah Thompson Bemis, was 23. She married Jackson Garoutte Lane on 27 June 1866, in Ada, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Red Lodge, Carbon, Montana, United States in 1900 and Augusta, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States in 1920. She died on 11 June 1929, in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, United States.
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- Abrah Tracy in household of Joseph Tracy, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Polly Alsina Tracy - Government record: birth-name: Polly Alsina Tracy
- Mary A Tracy, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
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1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
1859 · Oregon Becomes a State
Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859.
1872 · Yellowstone National Park Created
President Ulysses S. Grant signed the law passed by congress on March 1 1872, making Yellowstone a National Park. The park covers parts of Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Tracey .
Irish: variant of Treacy .
Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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