Mary Elizabeth "Polly"
LEGG
(b.
5 November 1751
,
Crown Colony of Virginia
d.
12 November 1844
,
Highland County, Ohio, USA
)
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Mary Elizabeth "Polly" LEGG was born 5 November 1751 in Crown Colony of Virginia
Mary Elizabeth "Polly" LEGG was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mary Elizabeth "Polly" married James WILLIAMS abt. 1780 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James WILLIAMS was born abt. 1742 in Virginia, USA. James died 18 August 1818 in Highland County, Ohio, USA.
Mary Elizabeth "Polly" LEGG died 12 November 1844 in Highland County, Ohio, USA.
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James WILLIAMS-- Date: abt. 1780 Place:
Children of James WILLIAMS and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" LEGG:
Jane (Jennie) WILLIAMS (b.abt. 1786, , Crown Colony of Virginia d. 13 March 1878, Pike County, Ohio, USA)
m. Jacob ROADS 2 April 1807
James WILLIAMS-- Date: abt. 1780 Place: Children of James WILLIAMS and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" LEGG:
Jane (Jennie) WILLIAMS (b.abt. 1786, , Crown Colony of Virginia d. 13 March 1878, Pike County, Ohio, USA)m. Jacob ROADS 2 April 1807
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1751 Birth 5 November 1751
Crown Colony of Virginia
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1818 Death of Spouse/PartnerJames WILLIAMS died 18 August 1818, Highland County, Ohio, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West. 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
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1844 Death 12 November 1844
Highland County, Ohio, USA
She died at the age of 93.
Mary is buried at: Suiter-Williams Cemetery Sinking Spring, Highland County, Ohio, USA
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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state
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