The first white woman in Central City.
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Mary York was born on Saint Patrick's Day in 1830 in London. Her Irish father, James, was a royal gardener at Windsor Castle.
At age 10, Mary's childhood turned tragic when her family immigrated to America. James York died on the voyage across the Atlantic, and her mother Elizabeth shortly after they landed.Mary and her brother became orphans in 1841. To support herself and her younger brother, the petite Mary worked as a servant. In 1859, still a servant and as well as a spinster at age 29, Mary joined the McGee family traveling to Colorado. Mr. McGee's secret intention was to 'sell' Mary in the brothels.Horrified, the Catholic lass ran away and miraculously encountered the honorable John Gregory in the next camp. The 'miracle' made Mary even more devout. It was said that Mary was quite shy, possibly due to her deep relationship with her religion. Mr. Gregory, who owned the gold mines in Central City, set Mary up in a small inn where she could house and feed the miners. Mary herself struck gold when the tall, handsome sheriff came to eat. She and Billy married in 1860.A decade later, determined to make a new life with three children in tow, tough little Mary Cozens led the family over the Continental Divide to the mountain paradise along the Fraser River.
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Mary York was born on Saint Patrick's Day in 1830 in London. Her Irish father, James, was a royal gardener at Windsor Castle.
At age 10, Mary's childhood turned tragic when her family immigrated to America. James York died on the voyage across the Atlantic, and her mother Elizabeth shortly after they landed.Mary and her brother became orphans in 1841. To support herself and her younger brother, the petite Mary worked as a servant. In 1859, still a servant and as well as a spinster at age 29, Mary joined the McGee family traveling to Colorado. Mr. McGee's secret intention was to 'sell' Mary in the brothels.Horrified, the Catholic lass ran away and miraculously encountered the honorable John Gregory in the next camp. The 'miracle' made Mary even more devout. It was said that Mary was quite shy, possibly due to her deep relationship with her religion. Mr. Gregory, who owned the gold mines in Central City, set Mary up in a small inn where she could house and feed the miners. Mary herself struck gold when the tall, handsome sheriff came to eat. She and Billy married in 1860.A decade later, determined to make a new life with three children in tow, tough little Mary Cozens led the family over the Continental Divide to the mountain paradise along the Fraser River.
The first white woman in Central City.
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Mary York was born on Saint Patrick's Day in 1830 in London. Her Irish father, James, was a royal gardener at Windsor Castle.
At age 10, Mary's childhood turned tragic when her family immigrated to America. James York died on the voyage across the Atlantic, and her mother Elizabeth shortly after they landed.Mary and her brother became orphans in 1841. To support herself and her younger brother, the petite Mary worked as a servant. In 1859, still a servant and as well as a spinster at age 29, Mary joined the McGee family traveling to Colorado. Mr. McGee's secret intention was to 'sell' Mary in the brothels.Horrified, the Catholic lass ran away and miraculously encountered the honorable John Gregory in the next camp. The 'miracle' made Mary even more devout. It was said that Mary was quite shy, possibly due to her deep relationship with her religion. Mr. Gregory, who owned the gold mines in Central City, set Mary up in a small inn where she could house and feed the miners. Mary herself struck gold when the tall, handsome sheriff came to eat. She and Billy married in 1860.A decade later, determined to make a new life with three children in tow, tough little Mary Cozens led the family over the Continental Divide to the mountain paradise along the Fraser River.
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Mary York was born on Saint Patrick's Day in 1830 in London. Her Irish father, James, was a royal gardener at Windsor Castle.
At age 10, Mary's childhood turned tragic when her family immigrated to America. James York died on the voyage across the Atlantic, and her mother Elizabeth shortly after they landed.Mary and her brother became orphans in 1841. To support herself and her younger brother, the petite Mary worked as a servant. In 1859, still a servant and as well as a spinster at age 29, Mary joined the McGee family traveling to Colorado. Mr. McGee's secret intention was to 'sell' Mary in the brothels.Horrified, the Catholic lass ran away and miraculously encountered the honorable John Gregory in the next camp. The 'miracle' made Mary even more devout. It was said that Mary was quite shy, possibly due to her deep relationship with her religion. Mr. Gregory, who owned the gold mines in Central City, set Mary up in a small inn where she could house and feed the miners. Mary herself struck gold when the tall, handsome sheriff came to eat. She and Billy married in 1860.A decade later, determined to make a new life with three children in tow, tough little Mary Cozens led the family over the Continental Divide to the mountain paradise along the Fraser River.
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