Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Bronaugh was born on 3 January 1825, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas Bronaugh, was 31 and her mother, Charlotte Tinsley, was 30. She married John Fitzsimmons on 30 January 1845, in Hendricks, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Smith Township, Laclede, Missouri, United States in 1860. She died on 29 November 1863, in Laclede, Missouri, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Laclede, Missouri, United States.
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- Martha Fitzsimmons in household of John Fitzsimmons, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mrs Fitzsimmons - Government record: birth-name: Mrs Fitzsimmons
- Martha Ann Pronaugh, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
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
Americanized form of French Bruneau . This surname is also common among African Americans.
History: Many of the Bronaughs trace their origin to Arnaud Bruneau alias Bronaugh and his son Paul, Huguenots from France, who toward the end of the 17th century came to SC, via England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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