Brief Life History of Mary Alice
When Mary Alice Burgess was born on 5 June 1853, in Missouri, United States, her father, Peter Burgess, was 38 and her mother, Mary Alice Rostron, was 31. She married William Molyneaux on 25 December 1874, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Leigh, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died in 1940, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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- Mary Molyneaux, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Alice - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Mary A Burgess
- Alice Burgess, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
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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.
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
English: status name from Middle English burge(i)s, burgis, borgeis ‘inhabitant of a borough’ (strictly one possessing full municipal rights), ‘freeman of a borough’. Burgesses generally had tenure of land or buildings from a landlord by burgage. In medieval England burgage involved the payment of a fixed money rent (as opposed to payment in kind); in Scotland it involved payment in service, guarding the town. The -eis ending is from Latin -ensis (modern English -ese as in Portuguese). Compare Burger .
Americanized form of French Bourgeois .
History: Thomas Burgess came from England to MA c. 1630 and eventually settled in Sandwich, MA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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