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Mary Jane Sparks 1809–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1809

Birth Location: Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 20 Nov 1898

Death Location: Fairview, Sanpete, UT

Father: David Sparks

Mother: Marcy Thayer

Spouse(s): Charles Sanderson, Moses Sr

Children(s): Matilda Sanderson, Mary Sanderson, Henry Sr

Mary Jane Sparks was born in 1809 in Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, the child of David Sparks And Marcy Mary Thayer. In 1860, Mary Jane Sparks resided in Mount Pleasant, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Territory, U. Mary Jane Sparks married Charles James Sanderson, Moses Martin Sanders Sr, and had children including Henry Weeks Sanderson Sr, Mary Louisa Maria Lovisa Sanderson, Matilda Mary Jane Sanderson. Mary Jane Sparks passed away in 1898 in Fairview, Sanpete, UT.

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Biography

  • Mary Jane Sparks was born in 1809 in Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, the child of David Sparks And Marcy Mary Thayer.
  • In 1860, Mary Jane Sparks resided in Mount Pleasant, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Territory, U.
  • Mary Jane Sparks married Charles James Sanderson, Moses Martin Sanders Sr, and had children including Henry Weeks Sanderson Sr, Mary Louisa Maria Lovisa Sanderson, Matilda Mary Jane Sanderson.
  • Mary Jane Sparks passed away in 1898 in Fairview, Sanpete, UT.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Sparks
1783–
Birth Location: Bewdoinham, Somerset, MD
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Marcy Thayer
1782–
Birth Location: Belchertown, Hampshire, MA
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Spouses(s)

Charles Sanderson
1804–1845
Birth Location: Chester, Hampden, MA
CS
Moses Sr
1803–1878
Birth Location: Frankin, Heard, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Matilda Sanderson
1843–1849
Birth Location: New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Sanderson
1833–1895
Birth Location: Russell, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
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Henry Sr
1829–1896
Birth Location: Blandford, Hampden, MA
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Mary Sparks's Ancestors

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Mary Sparks
1809–1898
Birth Place: Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
David Sparks
1783–
Bewdoinham, Somerset, MD
Marcy ((Mary)) Thayer
1782–
Belchertown, Hampshire, MA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Sparks's Descendants

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Mary (Jane) Sparks (16 Nov 1809–20 Nov 1898) m. Charles (James) Sanderson (30 Jun 1804–13 Sep 1845) m. Moses (Martin Sanders) Sr (17 August 1803–9 November 1878)
  1. 1. Matilda (Mary Jane) Sanderson 1843–1849
  2. 2. Mary (Louisa (Maria Lovisa)) Sanderson 1833–1895
  3. 3. Henry (Weeks Sanderson) Sr 1829–1896 m. Rebecca (Ann) Sanders 1832–1907
    1. 1. David (Sparks) Sanderson 1878–1951
    2. 2. Joseph (Alma) Sanderson 1875–1890
    3. 3. Lucinda Sanderson 1872–1961
    4. 4. Emily (Etta) Sanderson 1870–1882
    5. 5. Ada (Adelia) Sanderson 1868–1951
    6. 6. John (Martin) Sanderson 1866–1946
    7. 7. Maria (Louisa) Sanderson 1864–1898
    8. 8. Martha (Melissa) Sanderson 1862–1895
    9. 9. William (Henry) Sanderson 1861–1932
    10. 10. Henry (Weeks) Sanderson 1859–1860
    11. 11. Rebecca (Ann) Sanderson 1858–1935
    12. 12. Julia Sanderson 1856–1941
    13. 13. Alice (Amanda) Sanderson 1853–1956
    14. 14. James Sanderson 1851–1907
    15. 15. Mary (Jane) Sanderson 1853–1923 m. Elias (Willis) Howell 1837–1909
      1. 1. Ernest (Leon) Howell 1899–1980 m. Fawn Madsen 1905–1970
        1. 1. Jerry (Mads) Howell 1933–2001
        2. 2. Allen (R.) Howell 1926–1994
      2. 2. Delora Howell 1892–1992 m. James (Andrew) Larsen 1891–1971
      3. 3. Junius (Franklin) Howell 1890–1957
      4. 4. Clydia (Amanda) Howell 1887–
      5. 5. Artimessia Howell 1885–1891
      6. 6. Ada (Sirilla) Howell 1883–1936 m. Vern Cox 1880–1957
      7. 7. Chauncey (Vail) Howell 1880–1956
      8. 8. Sarah (Rebecca) Howell 1876–
      9. 9. Mary (Marzetta) Howell 1872–1939
      10. 10. Edmund (Sylvanus) Howell 1878–1939 m. Hannah (Lucinda) Hurst 1892–1986
        1. 1. Bertha Howell 1920–2011 m. Lloyd (Frank) Brady 1920–2020
        2. 2. Zadia (Furn) Howell 1918–
        3. 3. Neva Howell 1915–1997 m. Robert (Mar) Dye 1912–1997
        4. 4. Reola Howell 1914–2002 m. Archie (Max) Barney 1912–1993
        5. 5. Edmund (Berthall) Howell 1921– m. Jeniel Peterson 1926–
      11. 11. Bertha (Merinda) Howell 1896–1970 m. Ulysses Larsen 1897–1957
        1. 1. Val (Deon) Larsen 1917–1976 m. Evelyn (Della) Madsen 1920–1992
      12. 12. Willis (Henry) Howell 1874–1952 m. Emma (Adelia) Miner 1875–1946
        1. 1. Rolla (Fern) Howell 1902–1984 m. Bessie (Evelyn) Sowby 1903–2000
      13. 13. Ira (Victor) Howell 1894–1966 m. Velora (Armeda) Allred 1898–1977
        1. 1. Helen Howell 1924–2009
        2. 2. Darwin (K.) Howell 1918–2001 m. Donna James 1917–

Mary Sparks's Timeline

3 Records

1809
16 Nov 1809
Birth of Mary Jane Sparks in Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1860
1860
Age 51
Mary Jane Sparks resided here in Mount Pleasant, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Territory, USA
Mount Pleasant, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Territory, USA
1898
20 Nov 1898
Age 89
Death of Mary Jane Sparks in Fairview, Sanpete, UT
Fairview, Sanpete, UT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1809
    Event Place: Blandford, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 683; Family Histo

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 683; Family Histo

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1898
    Event Place: Fairview, Sanpete, UT
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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