She married sea captain Elias C. Ackley in 1855. They had seven children, three of whom lived to adulthood; Roxanna J. Ackley (Wagner, Friendlich), Mary Ellen Ackley (McKeen), and Asenath Palmer Ackley (Lacy).
Mary Ann made, bottled and sold Elias Ackley's Indian Vegetable Cough Syrup in Mays Landing, New Jersey, during her husband's life and until her own death in 1880. The recipe still exists in the family, and seems to have had genuinely medicinal ingredients which are still used in both natural and traditional over-the-counter remedies today.
Her children were:
Margaret J. Ackley (1859-1863)
Jesse C. Ackley (1861-1862)
Roxanna J. Ackley (Wagner, Friendlich) (1863-1943)
Emma C. Ackley (1867-1867)
Elias Ackley (1868-1868)
Mary Ellen Ackley (McKeen) (1870-1962)
Asenath Palmer Ackley (Lacy) (1872-1963)
She married sea captain Elias C. Ackley in 1855. They had seven children, three of whom lived to adulthood; Roxanna J. Ackley (Wagner, Friendlich), Mary Ellen Ackley (McKeen), and Asenath Palmer Ackley (Lacy).
Mary Ann made, bottled and sold Elias Ackley's Indian Vegetable Cough Syrup in Mays Landing, New Jersey, during her husband's life and until her own death in 1880. The recipe still exists in the family, and seems to have had genuinely medicinal ingredients which are still used in both natural and traditional over-the-counter remedies today.
Her children were:
Margaret J. Ackley (1859-1863)
Jesse C. Ackley (1861-1862)
Roxanna J. Ackley (Wagner, Friendlich) (1863-1943)
Emma C. Ackley (1867-1867)
Elias Ackley (1868-1868)
Mary Ellen Ackley (McKeen) (1870-1962)
Asenath Palmer Ackley (Lacy) (1872-1963)
Inscription
MARY A.
wife of
ELIAS C. ACKLEY
Born
July 27, 1834
Died
June 21, 1880
{Our Mother}
She we lost was lovely
and we loved her much
She is as fresh in our memory
as if yesterday was yet the day
she died.