Mary Elizabeth (Clark) Lacey (1843 - 1916)

Born 4 Jul 1843 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Died 2 Mar 1916 at age 72 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Biography

Mary was a Civil War Nurse.

Mary was born in 1843. She passed away in 1916.

Mary was a nurse during the United States Civil War and served for two years as president of the Association of Army Nurses of the Civil War.

m1. Benjamin Harlow Roby; 4 February 1858 in Union, Camden, New Jersey

SGT., Co E 1st NJ INF; d. 4 December 1870 in Pennsylvania.

m2. John E. Lacey; 12 March 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,

d. about 1896

Sources

• Marriage: "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
  citing Marriage, Union, Camden, New Jersey, United States, Division of Archives and Record Management, New Jersey Department of State, Trenton; FHL microfilm 004208604.
  FamilySearch Record: Q292-BXHJ (accessed 10 May 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6869-F58 Image number 00261
  Name: Mary F Clark; Birth Date: 1840; Age: 18; Marriage Date: 04 Feb 1858; Marriage Place: Union, Camden, New Jersey, United States; Ims Ctl File Id: 1087084.
• Birth of daughter Mary L. Roby: "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Births, 1860-1906"
  citing Birth, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, City of Philadelphia, Department of Records, Pennsylvania.
  FamilySearch Record: V1MJ-K7D (accessed 10 May 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DRLQ-924
  Name: Mary Roby; Event Type: Birth; Event Place Stdlib1: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Event Place Stdlib1id: 1121215.
• Pension Index: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
  citing Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Affiliate Publication Number: T288; Affiliate Film Number: 401; FHL microfilm: 000541157;
  FamilySearch Record: QJDP-9ZXW (accessed 10 May 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GT18-H38 Image number 01001
  Names: Benjamin H Roby; Mary E Roby.
• Marriage: "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
  citing FHL microfilm: 1769064; Record number: 71;
  FamilySearch Record: Q2WN-FHCS (accessed 10 May 2023)
  Name: Mary E. Roby; Ethnicity: American; Race: W; Birth Date: 1842; Birth Place: Lovell St.; Age: 37; Marriage Date: 12 Mar 1879; Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
  citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  FamilySearch Record: M8SF-8ZM (accessed 10 May 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YBX-3PC Image number 00619
  Name: Mary E. Lacey; Census Date: 1880; Census Place: Kent, Portage, Ohio, United States; Ethnicity: American; Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Keeping House; Race: White; Birth Date: 1843; Birth Place: Massachusetts, United States; Age: 37; Relationship To Head: Wife; Source Person Nbr: 1.
• 1885 Census: "New Jersey State Census, 1885"
  citing Page: 7;
  FamilySearch Record: 6BVN-73Z (accessed 10 May 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 9398-9597-9L
  Name: Mary E Lacy; Census Date: 1885; Census Place: Rahway, Ward 02, Union, New Jersey; Residence Date: 1885; Residence Place: Rahway, Ward 02, Union, New Jersey; Age: 20-60; Ude Batch Nbr: N03721-9; Record Nbr: 15613; Film Nbr: 888641; System Of Record: SLS; Digital Film Nbr: 004541888.
• Pension: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
  citing Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Affiliate Publication Number: T288; Affiliate Film Number: 401; FHL microfilm: 000541157;
  FamilySearch Record: QJDP-982D (accessed 10 May 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9T18-C6T Image number 01095
  Name: Mary E Roby Or Lacey; Pension Date: 1892; Pension Place: New Jersey, United States.
• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
  citing enumeration district (ED) ED 118, sheet 7A, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1606; FHL microfilm 1,375,619.
  FamilySearch Record: M5X7-ZLP (accessed 10 May 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYY2-99Z Image number 00793
  Name: Mary E Leacey; Census Date: 1910; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 2, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; Birth Date: 1845; Birth Place: Massachusetts; Marital Status: Widowed; Race: White; Age: 65; Relationship To Head: Head.
• Death: "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
  citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, certificate 316, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm.
  FamilySearch Record: XZG8-126 (accessed 10 May 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DYMP-RV Image number 01517
  Name: Mary Elizabeth Roby Lacey; Death Date: 02 Mar 1916; Death Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; Birth Date: 1844; Age: 72; Age Form: 72 years 7 months 28 days; Name Surn Ltr: L; Note Source: No true DGS assigned in CDS; Source Reference: Lacey, Mary Elizabeth Roby, 1916.

See Also:

• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #160342 (accessed 10 May 2023)
  Memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Clark Lacey (4 Jul 1843-2 Mar 1916), citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA (plot: U_121_6); Maintained by Burt (contributor 46867609).
• Death of daughter Mossie Roby: "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
  citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, certificate 5202117, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm.
  FamilySearch Record: XZPG-HQJ (accessed 10 May 2023)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-691Q-ZRW Image number 00084
  Name: Mary F. Clark; Source Certificate Type: Certificate; Source Reference: Roby, Mossie, 1952.
• "Salt Lake Woman Lauds Clara Barton" in The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah, 13 April 1912. pp. 14. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Library of Congress.
• National Association of Civil War Army Nurses. In honor of the National Association of Civil War Army Nurses. Citizens Executive Committee. Atlantic City, NJ: Yeakel Printing Co. 1910. Archive.org