Mary Mason Case Vining
Mary Mason Case Vining (1789-1857) was born 3 Aug. 1789 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut. She was the daughter of Robert Mason and Chloe Case. She married Eleazer Case; widowed. She married Thomas Vining. She died 19 Nov. 1857 in Simsbury. The Woodruff and Mason families were close friends in Connecticut and she was sealed to Wilford Woodruff by proxy on 26 Jul. 1876.
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