Person Information

  • Show Citations

    Mary Neems

    Birth: 1791

    Death: unknown

    Birth Date Prefix: c

    Death Date Prefix:

    Alternate Surname: Neens

Biography

Mother of Anne Eliza Stell, wife of a Philadelphia merchant who moved to England. The Stells hosted William Seward on an 1859 visit, which he described to his daughter Fanny in a letter written July 11, 1859.  "Mr
Stell  is a retired American merchant, Mrs Stell  is of Baltimore  and her mother,  an adopted child of ten  and a bright intellectual family relation  of Baltimore make up the party. I apprehended that slavery prejudices might operate against me, but I find the tone of this family like that of every other friend in England  more intolerant of slavery than even my own [illegible] connections.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, July 11, 1859

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
Mother of Anne Eliza Stell, wife of a Philadelphia merchant who moved to England. The Stells hosted William Seward on an 1859 visit, which he described to his daughter Fanny in a letter written July 11, 1859. "Mr Stell is a retired American merchant, Mrs Stell is of Baltimore and her mother, an adopted child of ten and a bright intellectual family relation of Baltimore make up the party. I apprehended that slavery prejudices might operate against me, but I find the tone of this family like that of every other friend in England more intolerant of slavery than even my own [illegible] connections.
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=ZJF202&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&qh=EMpJKclvTxXDQsql548iUA%3D%3D&gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Mary%20A&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Neens&gsln_x=0&msypn__ftp=Manchester,%20Lancashire,%20England&m
Title of Webpage: 
ANCESTRY.COM
Website Viewing Date: 
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 11:15
Website Last Modified Date: 
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 11:15
Citation for Death Info: