Individual Details
Mary "Polly" Marshall
(Abt 1779 - 13 Jan 1867)
The web page for "Our Palmer & Howard Families" show her as Mary (Polly).
1867 death date is per Ancestry.com.
1838 per the "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files Vol II" page 2196 by Virgil White, she was of Stratford, NH.
1799 marriage if from "History of the town of Stratford NH 1773-1925" by Jeannette Thompson page 420.
1780 birth date from the "History of the town of Stratford NH 1773-1925" by Jeannette Thompson page 420. This birth date may be incorrect in that the same source shows her brother, William, born on 6 January 1781, only 5 months later. It appears that Mary's birth may be one year earlier which would put 19 months between her and her older sister , Abigal.
Events
| Birth | 1778 | New Hampshire, United States |  | ||
| Birth | Abt 1779 | Northumberland, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States | | ||
| Birth | 7 Aug 1780 | Northumberland, (Coos), New Hampshire, United States | |  | |
| Marriage | 11 Oct 1799 | Northumberland, (Coos), New Hampshire, United States - Joseph Dyer | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1811 | Stewartstown, Coos, New Hampshire, United States - Joseph Dyer | | ||
| Religion | Jan 1813 | joined the Shaker community - Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States | | | |
| Residence (family) | 1813 | Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - Joseph Dyer | | ||
| Religion | Jan 1815 | left the Saker community - Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States | | ||
| Divorce | 1830 | Joseph Dyer | | ||
| Living | 1838 | Stratford, New Hampshire, United States | | ||
| Will | 17 May 1853 | | |||
| Census | 1860 | | |||
| Death | 13 Jan 1867 | Enfield, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States | | ||
| Burial | Aft 13 Jan 1867 | Purmort Cem., Enfield, New Hampshire, United States | | ||
| LDS Family Tree ID | KGCP-3G7 |
Families
| Spouse | Joseph Dyer (1773 - 1858) |
| Father | Caleb Marshall (1750 - 1800) |
| Mother | Zeruiah (Zeniah) Harriman (1754 - 1842) |
| Sibling | William Marshall (1774 - 1774) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Marshall (1774 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah "Sally" Marshall ( - 1858) |
| Sibling | Abigal Marshall (1777 - 1870) |
| Sibling | William Marshall (1781 - 1833) |
| Sibling | Caleb Marshall (1782 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Betsey Marshall (1781 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Susannah Marshall (1786 - 1789) |
| Sibling | Susannah Marshall (1788 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Rhoda Marshall (1790 - 1804) |
| Sibling | Nancy Marshall (1792 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Fanny Marshall (1794 - 1879) |
| Sibling | Silas Marshall (1796 - 1876) |
Notes
Birth
Mary, daughter of Caleb and Zeniah (Harriman) Marshall, born 1778, NH, died 13 Jan. 1867, Enfield, buried Purmort Cem., Enfield, married Joseph Dyer, per Vital Record of Enfield, NH, 1761-1940 found at New England Ancestors.org.The birth year for Mary may not be correct, it may be 1779.
Birth
Need to prove birth year of 1779.In the "History of the town of Stratford, NH, 1733-1925" by Jeannette R. Thompson, Mary Marshall was born on 7 Aug 1780. This birth date may be incorrect in that the same source shows her brother, William, born on 6 January 1781, only 5 months later. It appears that Mary's birth may be one year earlier in 1779 which would put 19 months between her and her older sister , Abigal.
Birth
In the "History of the town of Stratford, NH, 1733-1925" by Jeannette R. Thompson, Mary Marshall was born on 7 Aug 1780. This birth date may be incorrect in that the same source shows her brother, William, born on 6 January 1781, only 5 months later. It appears that Mary's birth may be one year earlier in 1779 which would put 19 months between her and her older sister , Abigal.Coos county was not created until 1 March 1805.
Marriage
Coos county was not created until 1 Mar 1805.Religion
A Brief Statement of the Sufferings of Mary Dyer, 1818Living
1838 per the "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files Vol II" page 2196 by Virgil White, she was of Stratford, NH.Will
Last will dated 17 May 1853 from "Papers of the History of Enfield, NH" Dartmouth College Library. See "Shaking the Faith" by Elizabeth A. De Wolfe, page 187, found at Google books.Census
Can not locate her in the 1860 census.Death
Mary, daughter of Caleb and Zeniah (Harriman) Marshall, born 1778, NH, died 13 Jan. 1867, Enfield, buried Purmort Cem., Enfield, married Joseph Dyer, per Vital Record of Enfield, NH, 1761-1940 found at New England Ancestors.org.Burial
Mary, daughter of Caleb and Zeniah (Harriman) Marshall, born 1778, NH, died 13 Jan. 1867, Enfield, buried Purmort Cem., Enfield, married Joseph Dyer, per Vital Record of Enfield, NH, 1761-1940 found at New England Ancestors.org.This may be in error and her birth year could well be in 1779.
Endnotes
1. Emily S. Palmer, "Our Palmer & Howard Families," database, (http://palmerhoward.net: viewed 3 June 2012), .
2. Jeannette Richardson Thompson, History of the Town of Stratford NH 1773-1925 found at Internet Archive on line., page 420 - born 7 Aug 1780.
3. Elizabeth De Wolfe, Domestic Broils: Shakers, Antebellum Marriage, and the Narratives of Mary and Joseph Dyer (N.p.: University of Massachusetts Press, 2010), Preface V.
4. Jeannette Richardson Thompson, History of the Town of Stratford NH 1773-1925 found at Internet Archive on line., page 420.
5. Elizabeth De Wolfe, Domestic Broils: Shakers, Antebellum Marriage, and the Narratives of Mary and Joseph Dyer (N.p.: University of Massachusetts Press, 2010), page 3 of Introduction.
6. Elizabeth De Wolfe, Domestic Broils: Shakers, Antebellum Marriage, and the Narratives of Mary and Joseph Dyer (N.p.: University of Massachusetts Press, 2010), page 3 of the Introduction.
7. Elizabeth De Wolfe, Domestic Broils: Shakers, Antebellum Marriage, and the Narratives of Mary and Joseph Dyer (N.p.: University of Massachusetts Press, 2010), pages 4 and 26 of the Introduction.
8. Elizabeth De Wolfe, Domestic Broils: Shakers, Antebellum Marriage, and the Narratives of Mary and Joseph Dyer (N.p.: University of Massachusetts Press, 2010), page 4 of the Introduction.
9. Elizabeth De Wolfe, Domestic Broils: Shakers, Antebellum Marriage, and the Narratives of Mary and Joseph Dyer (N.p.: University of Massachusetts Press, 2010), page 4 of the Introduction.
10. Elizabeth De Wolfe, Domestic Broils: Shakers, Antebellum Marriage, and the Narratives of Mary and Joseph Dyer (N.p.: University of Massachusetts Press, 2010), page 24 introduction.