Mary Ann Hart

Mary Ann's birth name is unknown. US census information confirms that she was born in England. DOB is calculated from her date of death minus the age given in years, months and days. She is said to be Eli's wife on census records, but as yet, no evidence has been found of marriage to Eli. They migrated to the US with their first daughter, Emily, born in England.

The bank record cited below (see under Sources and Timeline) shows her second name as Ann.
Location of the burial record, containing her date of death and burial, confirms that the "Ann" and "Annie" shown in the two 1880 census records must be Mary Ann, and that they deliberately fudged her name and age on the census so as to make it believable that she was the mother of Bertha, rather than grandmother (see notes below and Eleanor's and Bertha's profiles for more information).

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1 June 1860 Census.
Name Mary Hart
Event Type Census
Event Date 1860
Event Place 3rd District 19th Ward New York City, New York, New York, United States
Gender Female
Age 28
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1832
Birthplace England
Page 41
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Eli Hart M 38 England
Mary Hart F 28 England
Emily Hart F 3 England
Ellen Hart F 1 New York
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCW9-TTQ : 12 December 2017), Mary Hart in entry for Eli Hart, 1860.

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No record found of marriage to Mary, but she's recorded as mother of daughters Emily and Ellen/Eleanor.

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1 June 1860 US Census (Image available)
Ward 19 District 3 [in Brooklyn, New YOrk]
Eli Hart 38, mason, born England
Mary Hart 28 born England [c.1831-2]
Emily age 3 born England [c. 1856-7]
Ellen age 1 born New York [c.1858-9; later referred to as Eleanor and Elnora]
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCW9-TT3 : 12 December 2017), Eli Hart, 1860.

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On 9 May 1871 they arrive back in New York from a visit to England, ship American Union.
Eli Hart 43 Plasterer
Mary Hart 40 [b.c. 1831]
Emili 16 (Emily)
Ellen 4 [I think this should be 14]

Has in description - Living in the U.S. for 15 years [i.e. since c. 1856].

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17 December 1873. Record of Eli opening a bank account at Freedman's Bank (see under Sources). It shows their address as 622 New York Avenue (unfortunately not whether NW or NE, which are two distinct addresses), his occupation as bricklayer, age as 48, complexion fair. Mary Ann "can draw" on the account and the account number is 20165. Importantly, the document also has Eli's signature, which matches that of his first marriage, to Jane Court Stanway. [Currently showing mistranscription of Mary's surname as "Lod" - reported.]
"United States, Freedman's Bank Records, 1865-1874," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSTZ-QWP : 9 March 2018), Eli Hart, ; citing bank District of Columbia, United States, NARA microfilm publication M816 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1970); FHL microfilm 928,575.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DYFQ-M28?i=314&cc=... (record)

The bank has a somewhat interesting history - set up for Afro-Americans after the Civil War. Most other account holders' complexions seem to be noted as "brown" or "dark" (if at all). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedman%27s_Savings_Bank

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US Census, June 1880 - two records recording Eli and "Ann(ie)", one showing daughter Bertha and the other not, Eli's age different in each. It appears that Mary Ann's name and age were deliberately recorded incorrectly in order to make it believable that they were the parents of Bertha, rather than their daughter Eleanor.

4 June 1880, ED 41 (SD 17), Washington City. 631 Massachussetts Avenue.
Eli is shown as a plasterer, with wife Annie :
Eli Hart Self M 52 England [c1827-8]
Annie Hart Other F 40 [1839-40] - "keeping house" England

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6CW-K7M : 24 August 2017), Eli Hart, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 41, sheet 407A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0122; FHL microfilm 1,254,122.

11 June 1880, ED40 (SD 17), Washington City. 517 11th St NW.
Eli Hart Male 45 b. England (plasterer) [c.1835 - wrong age]
Ann Hart Wife Female 40 b. England [c.1839-40]

Bertha Hart Daughter Female 4 b. District of Columbia, United States [c.1875-6]
(Image available - see also under Sources) "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6CW-VFG : 24 August 2017), Eli Hart, Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 40, sheet 401D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0122; FHL microfilm 1,254,122.

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Mary A. Hart is listed on Eli's burial card at Glenwood Cemetery as occupying a site 5 in his plot (Sect O Lot 117), and further information was obtained from a person at Glenwood Cemetery, along with scans of the the burial records book.
Mary A. Hart - site 5. DOD 4 Dec 1883; buried 5 Dec 1883; age 50 yrs 8 mths 4 days. Calculated DOB: 31 Mar 1833
See Sources attached.

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04 Dec 1883 - District of Columbia death notice:
Name: Mary Ann Hart
Name Note: Resident of Washington D. C. for 13 years
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 04 Dec 1883
Event Place: District of Columbia, United States
Address: 403 K. St. N. W.
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Birth Year (Estimated): 1833
Birthplace: England
Burial Date: 05 Dec 1883
Cemetery: Glenwood
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
"District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7RF-86R : accessed 18 March 2018), Mary Ann Hart, 04 Dec 1883, District of Columbia, United States; citing reference ID cn 39800, District Records Center, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,135,759.

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Glenwood Cemetery Register of Interment shows her cause of death as cancer of the uterus (and attached newspaper death notice says it was a long and painful illness.
"District of Columbia, Glenwood Cemetery Records, 1854-2013," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9DT-78BM?cc=2170640&w... : 21 May 2014), Register of interment A, 1878 Jun-1911 Sep > image 31 of 252; The Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

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See Eli's profile for more information.

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