Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria Kay was born on 18 December 1839, in Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Moburn Kay, was 22 and her mother, Ellen Cockcroft, was 25. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 16 June 1848, in Nebraska, United States, at the age of 8.
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- 1841 England Census: Maria Kay
- Maria Kay, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: Maria Kay- Source for Death
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1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from northern Middle English ka, kae, kay ‘jackdaw’, from Old Norse ká or Old English cā. See also Daw .
English: nickname from Middle English cai, kay, kei ‘left-handed, clumsy’.
English: occasionally perhaps an occupational name from Middle English kai(e), kei(e) ‘key’, applied to a maker of keys (compare Kear ), or alluding to the office of keeper or bearer of keys, but clear evidence for this is wanting.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Marie Kay
Maria Kay, born 18 December 1839 in Bury, Lancashire, England; died 16 June 1848 on the Mormon Trail in Nebraska. Remembered at the Pioneer Children's Memorial; Stone 1 (right side) Mary Kay’s paren …
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