Mary Ashton (abt. 1840 - abt. 1891)

Born about Oct 1840 in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Anton Prestopitz — married 19 Dec 1877 in Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming

Descendants

Died about 1891 at about age 50 in Moffat, Saguache, Colorado, United States

Biography

Mary Ashton was born in Yorkshire, England.

Mary Ashton was born in October 1848, in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England. She was the daughter of William Edward Ashton (1824–1883) and Harriet Willoughby (1827-1885).

Mary married three times.

Her first husband was James Greenwood, whom she married on the 4th of March 1867, in Alverthorpe, Yorkshire, England. The couple posted banns on the 10th of February 1867, in Alverthorpe, St Paul. ^[1]

Mary married a second time to Frank Myers, ~1873 in Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States.

Her third husband was Antone Prestopitz, who she married on the 19th of December 1877, in Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States. ^[2]

Mary divorced Anton on the 22nd of September 1891, in Routt, Colarado, Umited States. ^[3]

Mary died in 1891 in Moffat, Saguache, Colorado, and exact burial details are unknown. Anecdotal evidence suggests she was buried in lone grave on a high mountain desert of Colorado.

Research Notes

• Checked Ancestry, FamilySearch, Google, found no source records *Nevius-179 16:01, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

• Mary was a stowaway on a ship so it is not know for sure when and where she was born.

Sources

1. ↑ West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935, database on-line. Citing: West Yorkshire Archive Service; Leeds, Yorkshire, England; Reference Number: WDP43/1/18. Image: Marriage1 Ancestry : (accessed 9 Mar 2024).
2. ↑ BYU Idaho. Special Collections & Family History, database online. Transcription: BYU Idaho : (accessed 9 Mar 2024).
3. ↑ Colorado, Divorce Index, 1851-1985, database on-line. Citing 'Various Public Records'. Transcription: [Divorce Ancestry : (accessed 9 Mar 2024).