Mary Ann
SPRAGUE
Born
31 March 1835
,
New York, USA
Died
16 November 1898
,
San Jose, California, USA
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Born: 31 March 1835 in New York, USA
Father:
Huram G SPRAGUE
Mother:
Catherine UNKNOWN
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Mary Ann married John Styers SLOUGH 25 February 1850 in Oxford, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John Styers SLOUGH was born 4 February 1815 in Welland, Niagara, Ontario, Canada. John Styers died 5 May 1869 in Langton, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada. John Styers was the child of Johann George SLOUGH and Mary Ann WILLS.
Mary Ann SPRAGUE died 16 November 1898 in San Jose, California, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Mary Ann SPRAGUE
Mary Ann SPRAGUE married 
John Styers SLOUGH
Marriage date: 25 February 1850
Marriage place: Oxford, Ontario, Canada
John Styers SLOUGH was the child of Johann George SLOUGH and Mary Ann WILLS
John Styers SLOUGHMarriage date: 25 February 1850
Marriage place: Oxford, Ontario, Canada
John Styers SLOUGH was the child of Johann George SLOUGH and Mary Ann WILLS
Children of John Styers SLOUGH and Mary Ann SPRAGUE
Mary Ann SLOUGHBorn: 13 July 1863, Walsingham, Norfolk, Canada West
Died: 10 November 1946, San Joaquin, California, USA
Died: 10 November 1946, San Joaquin, California, USA
Married: George Huron TAYLOR 1891
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Birth — 183531 March 1835
New York, 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)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1850 Marriage / PartnerMary Ann SPRAGUE and John Styers SLOUGH 25 February 1850, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
She was 14 years old.
1863 Birth of ChildMary Ann SLOUGH was born 13 July 1863, Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
Mary Ann was 28 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1869 Death of Spouse/PartnerJohn Styers SLOUGH died 5 May 1869, Langton, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
Death — 189816 November 1898
San Jose, California, USA
She died at the age of 63.
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