Brief Life History of Martin
When Martin Huffman Jr. was born in 1777, in Maryland, United States, his father, Martin T Hoffman, was 42 and his mother, Anna Barbara Aker, was 36. He married Tabitha Elizabeth Hawn in 1802, in Catawba, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 9 December 1860, in Catawba, Catawba, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, United States.
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- Martin Huffman, "United States Census, 1840"
- Martin Jr. Huffman, "Find A Grave Index"
- Martin Hoffman, "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979"
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1781
In 1781, Maryland donated land to be used for part of Washington, D. C.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Hoffmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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