Brief Life History of Mary Adeline
When Mary Adeline Ewing was born on 31 May 1833, in Little Britain, Little Britain Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Samuel Ewing, was 43 and her mother, Esther Shaffer, was 28. She married Edward Peas Duzette on 18 August 1852, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 9 January 1913, in Rockville, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Rockville, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Adaline Ewing in household of Miles Muller, "United States Census, 1850"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
- Mary Adeline Duzette, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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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.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1864: Kane, Utah Territory, United States 1883: Washington, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Washington, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish: altered form of Ewen , formed as if it were an English patronymic ending in -ing. See also McEwen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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A True Story about the family of Samuel and Ester Schaffer Ewing
The parents of Mary Adeline Ewing, who was the second wife of Edward Peas Duzett….. written by Luella H. Rogers. Samuel had known for all their married life that Ester set great store by the …
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