Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Mount was born on 27 February 1837, in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States, her father, Joseph Latimer Mount Jr, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Joan Bessac, was 23. She married Myron Tanner on 22 May 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 8 January 1890, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Jane Tanner in household of Myron Tanner, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary Jane MOUNT - Church record: birth-name: Mary Jane Mount
- "Mary Jane" Mount Tanner, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Name Meaning
English (Kent and Lancashire): either a topographic name from Middle English mont, munt ‘mount, hill’, or a habitational name from any of the many minor places so called, such as Mount in Elham (Kent).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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