Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Sly was born on 13 February 1830, in Grantham, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, her father, James Calvin Sly Sr, was 22 and her mother, Margaret Jane Fuller, was 24. She married James DePotty about 1846, in Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Atchison, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Rock Port, Atchison, Missouri, United States in 1860. She died after 23 June 1880, in Nez Perce, Idaho, United States, and was buried in Nez Perce, Idaho, United States.
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- W A Deaparty in household of Danl Fuller, "United States Census, 1860"
- Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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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 (Wiltshire and Gloucestershire): nickname from Middle English sle(i)gh ‘sly’ (Old Norse slœgr), which in the 12th–13th centuries developed the sense ‘skillful, expert’, but also ‘crafty, guileful, underhand’. In the North, this word became slee, while in the South and Midlands it became sligh, sly.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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