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Mary "Polly " Horton 1780 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1780

Birth Location: Ulster County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 1 May 1854

Death Location: Pleasant Mount, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: David Horton

Mother: Elizabeth Sherwood

Spouse(s): Solomon Sherwood

Children(s): Gilbert Sherwood

Mary "Polly " Horton was born in 1780 in Ulster County, New York, United States of America, the child of David Horton and Elizabeth Sherwood. Mary "Polly " Horton married Solomon Sherwood, and had children including Gilbert Sherwood. Mary "Polly " Horton passed away in 1854 in Pleasant Mount, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary "Polly " Horton was born in 1780 in Ulster County, New York, United States of America, the child of David Horton and Elizabeth Sherwood.
  • Mary "Polly " Horton married Solomon Sherwood, and had children including Gilbert Sherwood.
  • Mary "Polly " Horton passed away in 1854 in Pleasant Mount, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Horton's Ancestors

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Mary Horton
1780 – 1854
Birth Place: Ulster County, New York, United States of America
Parents
David Horton
1750 – 1837
Ulster, New York, United States
Elizabeth Sherwood
1758 – 1829
New York, NY, USA
Grandparents
Solomon Sherwood
1728 – 1805
Rye, Westchester, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Horton's Descendants

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Mary ("Polly ") Horton (1 May 1780 – 1 May 1854) m. Solomon Sherwood (21 Jan 1780 – 15 February 1867)
  1. 1. Gilbert Sherwood (1803 – 5 December 1876) m. Lucinda Williams (1810 – 2 Apr 1891)
    1. 1. Andrew Sherwood m. Phoebe (Norris) Sherwood
      1. 1. Ida (Glendora Sherwood) Bennett (22 Jul 1856 – 3 Jul 1940) m. Levi (Billing) Madison (19 MAR 1860 – 28 Feb 1910) m. Edger (A.) Bennett (06 SEP 1854 – Oct 1941)
        1. 1. Alfred Madison (May 1881 – )
        2. 2. Edgar (W) Bennett (5 Aug 1894 – )
        3. 3. Florence (V) Sands (6 June 1896 – 24 September 1988)
        4. 4. Arthur (E) Bennett (13 February 1898 – 3 August 1963) m. Francis (Caldonia Gibbs) Bennett (25 JAN 1903 – 21 JUL 1971)
        5. 5. Edna (M) Bennett (abt 1901 – )

Mary Horton's Timeline

5 Records

1780
1 May 1780
Birth of Mary "Polly " Horton in Ulster County, New York, United States of America
Ulster County, New York, United States of America
1799
abt 1799
Age 19
Mary "Polly " Horton was married
None
1805
1805
Age 25
Mary "Polly " Horton was married
None
1850
1850
Age 70
Mary "Polly " Horton resided here in Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
1854
1 May 1854
Age 74
Death of Mary "Polly " Horton in Pleasant Mount, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Pleasant Mount, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1780
    Event Place: Ulster County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_835; Page: 19B; Image: 42

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1799

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1805

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_835; Page: 19B; Image: 42

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1854
    Event Place: Pleasant Mount, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, USA

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