Mary Polly (Vanfossen) Buckingham (1805 - 1887)

Born 7 May 1805 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 14 Aug 1887 at age 82 in Carson, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Buckingham Name Study.

Mary Polly Vanfossen was born on 7 May 1805 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA, daughter of Benjamin Vanfossen (1760–1831) and Mary Ann Davis (1762–1831).

Her siblings were:

• Jacob Van Fossen (~1784–1854)
• Henry Van Fossen (~1788–~1879)
• William Van Fossen (~1788–~1884)

Mary married Allen Buckingham (born on 16 May 1802 in Maryland). Their children were:

• Rebecca Buckingham (1824–1903)
• Maranda Buckingham (1827– )
• John Buckingham (1828–1892)
• Martha Jane Buckingham (1834–1916)
• Perry Buckingham (1834–1895)
• Elizabeth Buckingham (1834–1916)
• Delilah Buckingham (1844– )
• Mary E Buckingham (1854– )

Mary passed away on 14 Aug 1887 in Carson, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA, aged 82.

Research Notes

Notes:

• Changed last name to Vanfossen based on information passed to my by Ann Whimsey White.
• Changed birth location from 'Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA' to 'Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States'.
• Changed death location from 'Carson, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA' to 'Carson, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States'
• Belmont County (O) Partition Records 1832 - 1833. March 1833. John Vanfossen vs Mary Vanfossen etal. In Chancery. Filed 6/13/1831. Land, part section 19, Township 10, Range 6 in Steubenville land district. Benjamin Vanfossen, dec'd, died in 1831. Widow, Mary Vanfossen; children: John Vanfossen; George Vanfossen; Jacob Vanfossen; Henry Vanfossen; William Vanfossen; Benjamin Vanfossen; Samuel Vanfossen; Margaret, wife of Thomas Wright; and Mary wife of Allen Buckingham. (157)

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118948682/mary-polly-buckingham: accessed 16 June 2023), memorial page for Mary Polly Van Fossen Buckingham (7 May 1805–14 Aug 1887), Find A Grave: Memorial #118948682, citing Wheeler Grove Cemetery, Macedonia, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA.