Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Shefflin was born on 31 October 1815, in Speedwell, Tabernacle Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States, her father, Hugh Schefflin, was 26 and her mother, Margaret Brown, was 32. She married Heber Chase Kimball on 4 February 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848. She died on 26 September 1869, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Mary Ann Walton in household of Alfred Walton, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Ann Shefflin, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Mary Ann Walton, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820
On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
From Hebrew. See Maria and Mary .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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