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Mary Ann Powers

Female 1854 - 1926  (71 years)

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  • Name Mary Ann Powers  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Birth 30 Apr 1854  West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Gender Female 
    _UID 9E28D6B0C0F04E8BADA845F7A7A2A7BE141A 
    Burial Feb 1926  Mount Olivet Cemetery, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Death 19 Feb 1926  Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I9035  broderick
    Last Modified 9 Apr 2016 

    Father Maurice Powers,   b. 1825, Waterford, Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1864, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Catherine Welsh,   b. 1827, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1892, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jan 1852  St. Mary's R.C. Church, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Family ID F2831  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wallace M. Briggs,   b. 21 Nov 1848, Rome, Oneida, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1926, St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1880 
    Family ID F3449  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Apr 1854 - West Troy, Albany, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Feb 1926 - Mount Olivet Cemetery, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Feb 1926 - Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S78] New York 1855 Census, Albany, Watervliet E.D. 2, West Troy, p ?, img 23, ln 25 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Mary Powers
      Birth Year: abt 1854
      Born Albany county
      Age: 1
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head: Child
      Residence: Watervliet, Albany, New York, USA
      1 yr in town
      District: E.D. 2
      Household number: 236
      Line Number: 25
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Morris Powers 30
      Katherine Powers 28
      Mary Powers 1

    2. [S75] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 8th, 1860, (Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Wisconsin > Rock > Janesville Wd 2 > img 29, p 74, ln 9 (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Mary Powers
      Age in 1860: 6
      Birth Year: abt 1854
      Birthplace: NY
      Home in 1860: Janesville Ward 2, Rock, Wisconsin
      Gender: Female
      Post Office: Janesville
      Occ. (none)
      Dwelling 603, household 589.
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Maurice Powers 35
      Catherine Powers 31
      Mary Powers 6
      John Powers 4

    3. [S45] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 9th, 1870, (Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), WI, Rock, Janesville Wd2, p 41, img 41, ln 16 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Mary Powers
      Age in 1870: 16
      Birth Year: abt 1854
      Birthplace: New York
      Home in 1870: Janesville Ward 2, Rock, Wisconsin
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Post Office: Janesville
      Value of real estate: View Image
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Dennis Molady 36
      Catharine Molady 43
      Mary Powers 16
      John Powers 15

    4. [S80] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 10th, 1880, (Ancestry.com, 1880 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Wisconsin, Rock, Janesville, 184, p 3, img 3, ln 32 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Mary Briggs
      Age: 26
      Birth Year: abt 1854
      Birthplace: New York
      Home in 1880: Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Wallace Briggs
      Father's Birthplace: Ireland
      Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Occupation: Keeping House
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Wallace Briggs 32
      Mary Briggs 26
      Ida Briggs 2
      Mary Briggs 3m

    5. [S6] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 12th, 1900, (Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Wisconsin, Rock, Janesville Ward 01, District 0173, sht 10A, img 19, ln 33 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Mary Briggs
      Age: 44
      Birth Date: May 1855
      Birthplace: New York
      Home in 1900: Janesville Ward 1, Rock, Wisconsin
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: W M Briggs
      Marriage Year: 1880
      Years Married: 20
      Father's Birthplace: Ireland
      Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
      Mother: number of living children: 7
      Mother: How many children: 7
      Occupation: House Wife
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      W M Briggs 50
      Mary Briggs 44
      Ida Briggs 18
      May Briggs 15
      Gertie Briggs 14
      Joseph Briggs 17
      Charles Briggs 14
      Harry Briggs 12
      Willie Briggs 10

    6. [S315] State of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Census, 1905, 1905, Rock, Janesville Wd1, p ?, img 4, ln 97 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Mary Briggs
      Census Date: 1 Jun 1905
      Residence County: Rock
      Residence State: Wisconsin
      Locality: Janesville
      Birth Location: New York
      Marital Status: Married
      Gender: Female
      Estimated birth year: abt 1857
      Race: White
      Relation: Wife
      Spouse's Name: W M Briggs
      LINE: 48
      Roll: CSUSAWI1905_26
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      W M Briggs 57
      Mary Briggs 48
      Gertrude Briggs 23
      Jos Briggs 21
      Chas Briggs 19
      Harry Briggs 16
      Wm Briggs 14

    7. [S15] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 13th, 1910, (Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (database on-line). Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Wisconsin, Rock, Janesville Ward 1, District 0110, sht 1B, img 2, ln 63 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Mary Briggs
      Age in 1910: 53
      Birth Year: abt 1857
      Birthplace: New York
      Home in 1910: Janesville Ward 1, Rock, Wisconsin
      Street: Easth River Street
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Wallace M Briggs
      Father's Birthplace: Ireland
      Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
      Native Tongue: English
      Able to Read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes
      Years Married: 30
      Number of Children Born: 8
      Number of Children Living: 7
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Wallace M Briggs 62
      Mary Briggs 53
      Joseph Briggs 23
      Charles Briggs 21
      Harry Briggs 19

    8. [S50] United States of America, Bureau of the Census, United States Census, 14th, 1920, (Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005), Wisconsin, Rock, Janesville Ward 1, District 0107, sht 9B, img 18, ln 54 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Mary A Brigs
      Age: 63
      Birth Year: abt 1857
      Birthplace: New York
      Home in 1920: Janesville Ward 1, Rock, Wisconsin
      Street: Mineral Paint Avenue
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Wallace M Brigs
      Father's Birthplace: Ireland
      Mother's Birthplace: Ireland
      Able to Speak English: Yes
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Wallace M Brigs 71
      Mary A Brigs 63
      Joseph Brigs 32
      Charles Brigs 29

    9. [S47] FindAGrave.com, (http://www.findagrave.com), Find A Grave Memorial# 130048143 (Reliability: 3).
      Maryann Powers Briggs

      Birth: Oct. 10, 1856
      New York, USA
      Death: Feb. 19, 1926
      Janesville
      Rock County
      Wisconsin, USA

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Maurice Powers (1825 - 1864)
      Catherine Welch Powers (1827 - 1892)

      Spouse:
      Wallace M. Briggs (1848 - 1926)*

      Children:
      Ida Catherine Briggs Viney (1878 - 1918)*
      Mary Elizabeth Briggs Kelty (1880 - 1914)*
      Gertrude Briggs Turgon (1881 - 1935)*
      Joseph Briggs (1883 - 1969)*
      Charles Briggs (1886 - 1954)*
      Harry A Briggs (1888 - 1917)*
      Ruth Briggs (1903 - 1904)*

      Sibling:
      John Powers (1855 - 1880)*
      Maryann Powers Briggs (1856 - 1926)

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Mount Olivet Cemetery
      Janesville
      Rock County
      Wisconsin, USA

      Created by: Maryann
      Record added: May 19, 2014
      Find A Grave Memorial# 130048143

    10. [S4] Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1469062), _up through 1910, 1852, img 209, no. 4 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Catherine Welsh
      Birth Year: abt 1831
      Birth Place: Ireland
      Marriage Date: 3 Jan 1852
      Marriage Place: Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
      Age at Marriage: 21
      Father: Robert Welsh
      Mother: Margaret Welsh
      Spouse: Maurice Powers
      Spouse Birth Place: Ireland
      Spouse Age at Marriage: 30
      Spouse occ.: Mariner
      Spouse Father: John Powers
      Spouse Mother: Catherine Powers
      Officiant: Henry Lennon, Roman Catholic Priest
      Rev. Lennon was pastor of St. Mary's R.C. Church, later Immaculate Conception R. C. Church, in Newburyport.

    11. [S300] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Database on-line. (Formerly called Massachusetts Town Vital Collections, 1620-1988)), Newburyport, Births, Marriages and Death, img 2408, no. 4 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Catherine Welsh
      Event Type: Marriage
      Birth Date: abt 1831
      Marriage Date: 3 Jan 1852
      Marriage Place: Newburyport, Massachusetts
      Marriage Age: 21
      Father Name: Robert Welsh
      Mother Name: Margaret Welsh
      Spouse Name: Maurice Powers
      Spouse Marriage Age: 30
      Spouse Father Name: John Powers
      Spouse Mother Name: Catherine Powers
      Groom's occ.: Mariner