Mary Graham Bonner

Female5 September 1890–12 February 1974

Brief Life History of Mary Graham

When Mary Graham Bonner was born on 5 September 1890, in Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, United States, her father, George William Graham Bonner, was 33 and her mother, Margaret Cary Worthington, was 40. She married Eugene Early on 7 October 1916, in Otsego, New York, United States. She died on 12 February 1974, in New York, United States, at the age of 83.

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Eugene Early
1885–
Mary Graham Bonner
1890–1974
Marriage: 7 October 1916

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  • Mary Graham Bonner, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

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  • Marriage
    7 October 1916Otsego, New York, United States

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 6

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 8

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1912 · The Girl Scouts

    Age 22

    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    Name Meaning

    English: from Middle English boner(e), bonour ‘gentle, courteous’ (Old French bonnaire, shortened from debonnaire). This surname is also common in Ireland where it was adopted for Ó Cnáimhsighe, see Bonar 2.

    Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Ynyr ‘son of Ynyr’, a common medieval personal name derived from Latin Honorius with fused patronymic marker (a)p, normally voiced before a vowel.

    German (also Bönner): from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Bonhard, formed with the element bon ‘request, petition’ (compare Latin bonus). This surname is also found in Sweden.

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

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