Mary Mandeville

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Mandeville was born on 2 February 1828, in Pompton Plains, Pequannock Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States, her father, Cornelius William Mandeville, was 38 and her mother, Maria Berry, was 28. She married Daniel P Zeliff on 3 February 1853, in Morris, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in New Jersey, United States in 1870 and Little Falls, Passaic, New Jersey, United States for about 5 years. She died on 4 September 1886, at the age of 58, and was buried in Upper Montclair, Montclair Township, Essex, New Jersey, United States.

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Daniel P Zeliff
1830–1886
Mary Mandeville
1828–1886
Marriage: 3 February 1853
William Martin Zeliff
1864–1940

Sources (12)

  • Mary Zeliff in household of Daniel P Zeliff, "New Jersey State Census, 1885"
  • Mary Mandeville, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
  • Mary Mandeville Zeliff, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

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.

1833

The Camden & Amboy railroad was completed in 1833. It made transportation between New York City and Philadelphia possible within a 7-hour time-frame. This advancement led to dozens of other companies opening railroad lines during the 1800's.

1844

The 1844 revision of the New Jersey State Constitution made some significant changes. Suffrage rights were revoked from women and non-whites, meaning that only white men could vote. A separation of powers was established between executive, legislative, and judicial branches. A new bill of rights was provided, and the state now had the right to elect the governor.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Andre, Armand, Gabrielle, Camille, Emile, Fernand, Fernande, Gaston, Jean-Paul, Lucien, Michel.

French: habitational name from Mandeville, the name of two places in Normandy, derived from Latin magna villa ‘large estate’, or a variant of Manneville, a habitational name from Manneville, the name of several places in Normandy (see 2 below). Compare Montville and Monville .

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Manneville (Seine-Maritime, Calvados), Manneville-sur-Risle (Eure), or Magneville (Manche).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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