Martha Patsy Sweeney

April 1813–1901 (Age 87)
Washington, Kentucky, United States

The Life of Martha Patsy

When Martha Patsy Sweeney was born in April 1813, in Washington, Kentucky, United States, her father, Daniel Sweeney, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Jones, was 36. She married Michael Jones about 1844, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Larimer, Pueblo, Colorado Territory, United States in 1870 and Clay Center Township, Clay, Kansas, United States in 1900. She died in 1901, in Clay, Kansas, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Washington, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Michael Jones
1816–1889
Martha Patsy Sweeney
1813–1901
Marriage: about 1844
Amanda H. Jones
1845–1927
Alonzo Jones
1850–
Dora Jones
1855–
Matilda Jones
1856–
Melissa G. Jones
1848–1928
Denitia W Jones
1853–1947
Matilda Jones
1855–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
about 1844
Missouri, United States
children

(7)

    Amanda H. Jones

    Female1845–1927Female

    Melissa G. Jones

    Female1848–1928Female

    Alonzo Jones

    Male1850–Male

    Denitia W Jones

    Female1853–1947Female

    Dora Jones

    Female1855–Female

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Parents and Siblings

siblings

(10)

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World Events (8)

1818 · Jackson Purchase

Age 5

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 6

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
1836 · Remember the Alamo

Age 23

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

1 Irish: reduced form of McSweeney , an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Suibhne ‘son of Suibhne’, a byname meaning ‘pleasant’.2 Americanized form of French Choinière ( see Choiniere ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Martha Jones, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Martha Jones in household of Michael Jones, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Martha Jones in household of M Jones, "United States Census, 1850"

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