Mary Hornor

Female22 September 1762–27 February 1836

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Hornor was born on 22 September 1762, in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, her father, Benjamin Hornor, was 24 and her mother, Rebecca Butcher, was 21. She married Ellis Yarnall on 22 October 1789, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Finland in 1789. She died on 27 February 1836, in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ellis Yarnall
1757–1847
Mary Hornor
1762–1836
Marriage: 22 October 1789
Benjamin Honor Yarnall
1790–1867
Sarah Yarnall
1790–
Sarah Yarnall
1792–1829
Ellis Horner Yarnall
1794–1829
Amy Yarnall
1796–
Edward Yarnall
1799–1859
Charles Yarnall
1800–1877

Sources (27)

  • Mary Hornor, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • Mary Ellis in entry for John W Tatum, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • Mary Horner, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 October 1789Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1775

    Age 13

    "During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."

    1776

    Age 14

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1783 · A Free America

    Age 21

    The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Horner .

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

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