Mary Jackson

10 May 1833–14 June 1867 (Age 34)
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Mary

When Mary Jackson was born on 10 May 1833, in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edward Jackson, was 25 and her mother, Sarah Lawley, was 18. She married John Crowther on 11 September 1854, in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 14 June 1867, in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, at the age of 34.

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Family Time Line

John Crowther
1832–1908
Mary Jackson
1833–1867
Marriage: 11 September 1854
Joseph Crowther
1855–1929
Edward Crowther
1857–1926
William Crowther
1858–1865
Henry Crowther
1859–1864
John Crowther
1862–1864
George Crowther
1863–1864
Mary Crowther
1864–1864

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    11 September 1854Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

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    World Events (6)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 3
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
    1843
    Age 10
    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
    1846
    Age 13
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from Jack . In North America, this surname has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages, in particular those derived from equivalents or short forms and other derivatives of the personal name Jacob , e.g. Norwegian Jacobsen or Jakobsen and, in some cases, Slovenian Jakše (from a derivative of the personal name Jakob ). This surname is also very common among African Americans (see also 2 below).African American: from the personal name Jackson (or Andrew Jackson), adopted in honor of Andrew Jackson, the 7th president of the US; or adoption of the surname in 1 above, in many cases probably for the same reason.History: This extremely common British name was brought over by numerous different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. One forebear was the father and namesake of the seventh US president, Andrew Jackson, who migrated to SC from Carrickfergus in the north of Ireland in 1765. The Confederate General Thomas ‘Stonewall’ Jackson came from VA, where his great-grandfather John, likewise of Scotch–Irish stock, had settled after emigrating to America in 1748.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Jack

    Story Highlight

    John Crowther History

    John Crowther was christened at St. Leonard's Parish in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, the town where his father Matthias had grown up. When John was four, his father died and the family moved to …

    Sources (21)

    • Mary in entry for William Crowther, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
    • Mary Jackson, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
    • Mary Jackson, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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