Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Dilworth was born on 29 July 1831, in Uwchlan Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Caleb Dilworth, was 47 and her mother, Eliza Wollerton, was 37. She married Francis Asbury Hammond on 17 November 1848, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 6 June 1877, in Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Huntsville Cemetery, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Mary J Hammond in household of Francis A Hammond, "United States Census, 1860"
- Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937
- Mary Jane Dilworth Hammond, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Dilworth in Lancashire, named from Old English dile ‘dill’ (a medicinal and culinary herb) + worth ‘enclosure’.
Irish (Tyrone): English surname adopted by bearers of the Gaelic name Ó Dubhluachra ‘descendant of Dubhluachra’, a compound of dubh ‘black’ + luachair ‘rushes’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Story of Mary Jane Dilworth by Lois Beach Kingston daughter of Adelaide Fontella Hammond Beach
Mary Jane Dilworth Mary Jane Dilworth, daughter of Caleb Dilworth and Eliza Wollerton, arrived in Utah October 2, 1847, with the second company of Pioneers. While crossing the plains, she, with …
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