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Mary Jane Connell
3/15/1852 - 1882
Mary Jane Connell was born on March 15, 1852 somewhere in Florida and died about 1882 somewhere in Georgia. Actual date of death is unknown. She lived to be about 29 years old.

her parents were James Isaac & Harrett Connell.
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Census8/13/1870 Harrison GA (Decatur County) 18 yrs old 
Recorded as family #182: James Connell (age 48), Elizabeth (age 25), Henry (age 25), Alice (21), Jane (18), Emma (16), George (12), John (8), Thomas (6), and Rufus Connell (age 5). Jame was born in SC, Elizabeth in GA, and everyone else was born in FL. James estimates the value of his estate to be $6,000 and personal property to value $1,000. James is a miller and Henry is working as a farm laborer.  
Additional information about Decatur County, GA around 1870: Map of Decatur County, GA created around 1865 -- five years before the 1870 Census. Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Marriage10/6/1870 GA (Decatur County) 18 yrs old 
William Sasser married Mary Jane Connell - Oct. 6, 1870 - #W B 84. 

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Click on any of the News, Events, or Discoveries buttons above to see historical things that happened during Mary Connell's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of Mary, her family, and friends. For example, Mary is 3 years old when Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
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3 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins and war breaks out with most of the battles occurring in Central Florida. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
9 1861 No Floridian's voted for Lincoln during the 1860 election. On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the U.S. and joined the Confederate States of America a few weeks later.
12 1864 Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back
13 1865 May 10th -- Union troops occupy Tallahassee. While Tallahassee was the only Confederate state capital east of the Mississippi River that had not been captured, Union troops occupy the capitol following the surrender of the major Confederate armies in the east.
13 1865 Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory.
18 1870 During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers.
30 1882 The Florida Central and Western Railroad Company was created. It combines the Florida Central, Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile railroads.
AgeDateEvent
1 1853 Catoosa, Pickens, Hart, Dougherty, Webster, Flton, and Worth Counties aare creaated.
2 1854 Fannin, Coffee, Chattahooche, Charlton, and Calhoun Counties formed.
4 1856 Haralson, Terrell, Berrien, Colquit, Miller, and Towns Counties formed.
5 1857 Dawson, Milton, Pierce, Glascock, Mitchell, Schley, White, and Wilcox Counties formed.
6 1858 Clayton, Quitman, Banks, Brooks, Johnson, and Echols Counties formed.
18 1870 Douglas, McDuffie, Rockdale, and Dodge Counties formed.
23 1875 Oconee County formed.
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1 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
4 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
7 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
13 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
17 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
25 1877 Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
27 1879 Edison invents the electric light bulb.
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9 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
10 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
30 1882 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity.
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3 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
8 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
10 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
11 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
13 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
16 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
23 1875 Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
24 1876 The National League of Baseball is founded


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William Sasser
Born on October 18, 1845 and died on April 18, 1907.
They were married 10/6/1870.

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The Children of Mary Jane Connell

Julia F. Sasser
Born somewhere in Georgia on an unknown day in March 1876 and died in an unknown location about 1976. She was 99 years old.

She married John L. Taylor. They had six children: William, Emma C., Maggie, William F., L. O., and John T. ...
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