Born Jan 1774 in New Jersey

Descendants

Died Apr 1825 at age 51 in Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Mary Schenk was born in New Jersey Colony shortly before the American Revolution, likely Jan 1774.^[1] She was the daughter of _____________.^[1]

Mary died in or around Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, apparently in Apr 1826, at age 51.^[2] She's buried in Milton Cemetery, in Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Notes

Photo of her here? Seems improbable if she died in 1826, which was the year the very first photograph in the world was snapped.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Sources: (1) Gravestone: "Memory of Mary ... wife (?) of David Dye ... day of April, aged Fifty-one years, two Months and Eleven days." Posted at Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #114618034. Plugging that information into an online calculator here yields a birth range of _________________. (2) ______________.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Sources: (1) Gravestone: "Memory of Mary ... wife (?) of David Dye ... day of April, aged Fifty-one years, two Months and Eleven days." Posted at Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #114618034. (2) Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/114618034/mary-s.-dye : accessed 30 April 2021), memorial page for Mary S. Schenck Dye (1775–13 Mar 1826), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #114618034, citing Milton Cemetery, Milton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Barry Keefer (contributor 47874656). For a list of other persons with Wikitree profiles who are likewise shown as buried in this cemetery, click on the cemetery link above. To see Find a Grave's website for the cemetery, click here.