New Castle Hundred in New Castle County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Mary Wansey

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 24, 2017

1. Mary Wansey Marker

Inscription. Here lie the remains of
Mary Wansey
Wife of George Wansey
of Towanda, Bradford Co., Pa.
She died at Sea Aug. 8th. 1842
on her return from Italy
aged 37 years.

Erected by the Family of Mary Wansey.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is August 8, 1842.

Location. 39° 39.646′ N, 75° 33.773′ W. Marker is in New Castle, Delaware, in New Castle County. It is in New Castle Hundred. It is on Harmony Street. Marker is in the Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Harmony Street, New Castle DE 19720, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Wilmington and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Captain John Evans (here, next to this marker); The Old Library (within shouting distance of this marker); George Read (within shouting distance of this marker); Midshipman John Stockton, United States Navy (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots in the Immanuel Churchyard (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named George Read (within shouting distance of this marker); William Penn (within shouting distance of this marker); Frenchtown Railroad Sleepers (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Castle.

Also see . . . History of Immanuel Episcopal Church. (Submitted on April 8, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 24, 2017

2. Mary Wansey Marker

Looking WNW, with the Old Library and the Academy in background

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 8, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 560 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 8, 2017, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.