Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Mary Sophia  CHURCH

  (b. 20 February 1807 Canfield, Ohio, USA   d. 19 November 1887 Madison, Wisconsin, USA )  

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Mary Sophia CHURCH was born 20 February 1807 in Canfield, Ohio, USA

Mary Sophia CHURCH was the child of Ensign CHURCH   and   Jerusha WRIGHT

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Mary Sophia  married  Eben NEWTON 29 April 1826 in Canfield, Ohio, USA .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Eben NEWTON  was born 16 October 1795 in Goshen, Connecticut, USA.  Eben died 6 November 1885 in Canfield, Ohio, USA.  Eben was the child of Isaac NEWTON and Rebecca MINOT.

Mary Sophia CHURCH died 19 November 1887 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
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Mary Sophia CHURCH married Grave has been locatedflag photo of Eben NEWTON  Eben NEWTON-- Date: 29 April 1826 Place: Canfield, Ohio, USA
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Eben NEWTON was the child of Isaac NEWTON and Rebecca MINOT


Name: Eben Newton
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Spouse's Name: Mary S. Church
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Event Date: 29 Apr 1826
Event Place: Canfield, Trumbull, Ohio
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86990-6
System Origin: Ohio-VR
GS Film number: 0905577
Reference ID: 2:3LB70G7


"Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 02 Dec 2013), Eben Newton and Mary S. Church, 29 Apr 1826.


Children of Eben NEWTON and Mary Sophia CHURCH:

flag female ancestor Lois NEWTON (b.22 November 1832, Canfield, Ohio, USA  d. 19 July 1910, Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

flag female ancestor Thalia NEWTON (b.10 June 1834, Canfield, Ohio, USA  d. 14 April 1889, Canfield, Ohio, USA)

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Ensign Church NEWTON (b.7 June 1837, Canfield, Ohio, USA  d. 5 April 1900, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA)

Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Hannah Kirtland NEWTON (b.3 February 1840, Canfield, Ohio, USA  d. 19 June 1909, Cleveland, Ohio, USA)



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birth1807 Birth
20 February 1807
Canfield, Ohio, USA
NewsThe 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.
marriage1826 Marriage / Partner
Mary Sophia CHURCH and Eben NEWTON 29 April 1826, Canfield, Ohio, USA

She was 19 years old.
1832 Birth of Child
Lois NEWTON was born 22 November 1832, Canfield, Ohio, USA

Mary Sophia was 25 years old.
1834 Birth of Child
Thalia NEWTON was born 10 June 1834, Canfield, Ohio, USA

Mary Sophia was 27 years old.
1837 Birth of Child
Ensign Church NEWTON was born 7 June 1837, Canfield, Ohio, USA

Mary Sophia was 30 years old.
NewsFrom 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.
1840 Birth of Child
Hannah Kirtland NEWTON was born 3 February 1840, Canfield, Ohio, USA

Mary Sophia was 32 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1885 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eben NEWTON died 6 November 1885, Canfield, Ohio, USA
Obituary
Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 25 Nov 1887

'Mrs. Mary Newton, widow of the late Judge Eben Newton, died at the home of her daughter in Madison, Wis., on Saturday last, aged 81 years. She leaves a son and three daughters, E. C. Newton of New York, Mrs. Mears of Madison, and Mrs. Richard Brown, and Mrs. Hannah VanHyning of Canfield. The remains were brought here on Tuesday. Funeral services held in the Presbyterian Church Wednesday afternoon were largely attended. The interment was made in the village cemetery.'
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Canfield Village Cemetery Canfield Mahoning County Ohio, USA

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death1887 Death
19 November 1887
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

She died at the age of 80.

Mary is buried at: Canfield Village Cemetery Canfield Mahoning County Ohio, USA
Added: 2/19/2016 12:38:01 PM - Updated: 7/8/2025 4:25:21 PM
Did You Know?The name Ohio originates from the Iroquois Indian word for 'good river.' This Indian name was later translated by the French as La Belle Riviere (the Beautiful River). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1803 - Northwest Territory
March 1, 1803 - Ohio becomes 17th U.S. state

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