Mary Ann Brosius (abt. 1847 - abt. 1873)

Wife of Joseph Patterson Christy — married 19 May 1869 in Crawford county, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died about 31 Jan 1873 at about age 26 in South Shenango Twp, Crawford, Pennsylvania

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Biography

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Mary was born in about 1847. This is extrapolated from her age at death given on her headstone.^[1]

She appeared in her parents' household in the 1860 census. Her age was given as 12. Extrapolating her birth date from this record gives her a birth year of about 1848.^[2]

1870 census

In South Shenango Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania.^[3]

Paterson CHRISTY: age 23; male; white; occupation: Farmer; value of real estate: 800; value of personal estate: 200; born in Pennsylvania; male of age 21 or older.

Mary CHRISTY: age 22; female; white; occupation: Keeping House; born in Pennsylvania.

Fanny Bell CHRISTY: age 1/12; female; white; born in Pennsylvania; month born: Apr.

Death

Mary died on 31 Jan 1873 at the age of 26. She was buried at South Shenango Cemetery, row XII, grave 2. Her headstone read:

MARY A.
WIFE OF
J.P. CHRISTY
DIED
Jan. 31, 1873
AGED
26 Y's^[1]

See also

Blog posts at the Heritage Huntress:

The Brosius Family: South Shenango, 1861

The Brosius Family: South Shenango, 1862-1863

The Brosius Family: Margrette’s Second Marriage

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Cemeteries of South Shenango Township," Crawford County Genealogy 5 (January 1982): 29.
2. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, Crawford, Pennsylvania, population schedule, South Shenango Township, p. 129-130, dwelling 953, family 938; digital images, Ancestry (ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.
3. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, Crawford, Pennsylvania, population schedule, South Shenango Twp, p. 17 (handwritten) or 493 (stamped), dwelling 131, family 130, Household of Paterson Christy; digital images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 2 May 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1331.

• Crawford, Pennsylvania, Orphans’ Court Record 753, No. 17: Petition of David McKinley Guardian of Rebecca Brosius for leave to sell real estate, April Term 1878; Crawford County Office of the Clerk of Courts, Meadville. Xerox copy sent to author by Gloria Brosius.

• Crawford, Pennsylvania, Orphans’ Court Record 249, Petition of Mary Brosius for Guardian at litem, 13 Apr 1869; Crawford County Office of the Clerk of Courts, Meadville.