Birth 1824 in Willet’s Point, Queens Co., NY
Parents John Sprague and Mary Fowler
Marriage William Barney Carroll
Children Adopted: Mary, Annie & Willie Carroll
Death 1900 05 18 in Westchester Sq, Bronx, NY
Burial Carroll Family Plot, Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY
Names “La Belle Carroll” – “Madame Carroll”- “Mrs. Barney Carroll” – “M’ME Carroll”
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Biography of Mary Ann Carroll on Olympians of The Sawdust Circle
CARROLL, MARY ANN. [Mrs. W. B. Carroll, nee Mary Ann Sprague]. (d. May 18, 1900) Equestrienne. James Raymond’s, 1843-44; Dr. Gilbert R. Spalding’s, 1845; Davis & Crosby, 1859; Old Cary’s, traveling up and down the Mississippi River area by boat and railroad, 1864; Maginley, Carroll & Co., 1867. During the latter year, was thrown from her horse and injured to the extent that her career was considered finished. The accident was said to have been caused by the ringmaster lowering his whip in front of the horse too soon, allowing the animal to enter the ring unexpectedly, throwing Mrs. Carroll and stepping on her chest. Died at her home in Westchester, NY.
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Timeline and Newspaper Clippings
1824 Born in Willet’s Point, Queens Co., New York
1843-44 Equestrienne, debut at James Raymond’s Olympic Circus William Barney Carroll Biography by Stuart Thayer
1845 Dr. Gilbert R. Spalding’s
1859 Davis & Crosby
1859 05 28 NY Clipper Madame Carroll
1864 Old Cary’s, traveling up and down the Mississippi River area by boat and railroad
1867 Maginley, Carroll & Co.
1867 10 18 Nashville Union & Dispatch Nashville TN Maginley Carroll Circus Advert Madame Carroll
1872 01 28 Haight & Co’s Columbia, S. C. The Daily Phoenix “Madame Carroll, equestrienne”
1872 02 02 Haight & Co’s Unionville, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1872 02 03 Haight & Co’s Spartanburg, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1872 02 05 Haight & Co’s Greenville, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1872 02 06 Haight & Co’s Anderson, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1872 02 07 Haight & Co’s Newberry, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1872 02 08 Haight & Co’s Camden, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1872 02 09 Haight & Co’s Orangeburg, S. C. The Daily Phoenix
1874 08 18 Death of adopted daughter Mary Carroll Maginley. Grand daughter Mary Josephine Maginley raised by Mary Ann Sprague and Barney Carroll after her mother’s death.
1880 Residence in Westchester Sq. Bronx NY. 1880 Federal Census
1900 05 18 Mary Ann Sprague Carroll dies at the age of 76 (+/-) in Westchester Sq, Bronx, NY