Mary Jane ROBERTS

Born

abt. 1840 , Gill, Massachusetts, USA

Died

31 October 1869 , Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

View Family Tree

Pedigree Chart

Life & Records

Parents & Family of Mary Jane ROBERTS

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Mary Jane ROBERTS.

Parents

Father unknownMother unknown

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

No spouse or child records yet

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: abt. 1840 in Gill, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Mary Jane ROBERTS died 31 October 1869 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: Aloetus Roberts
Mother: Betsy Robinson
Spouse: Adams

Details of the family tree of Mary appear below.

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Dressmaker

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Mary Jane ROBERTS.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Mary Jane ROBERTS.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Mary Jane ROBERTS and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

Death
Name: Mary Jane Adams
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Gill
Death Date: 31 Oct 1869
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 29
Birth Date: 1840
Birth Place: Gill
Occupation: Dressmaker
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Adams
Father's Name: Aloetus Roberts
Father's Birthplace: Gill
Mother's Name: Betsy Robinson
Mother's Birthplace: Enfield
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 56

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1Z-T4M : 10 December 2014), Mary Jane Adams, 31 Oct 1869; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v 5 p 56; FHL microfilm 186,127.'

RECORD HISTORY

Record added: 4/18/2017 10:51:18 AM
Last updated:

MORE WAYS TO EXPLORE