Brief Life History of Martha Ann Marsha
When Martha Ann Marsha Day was born on 23 May 1844, in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Samuel Day, was 26 and her mother, Sophronia A Dodge, was 16. She married William Henry Standley 3rd on 18 February 1865, in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 22 March 1878, in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 33.
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- Marsha A Standley in household of Hulda Standley, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
- Marcia A. Day, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Marcia Ann Day Standley, "Find a Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English day(e), dey(e) ‘dairyman or dairymaid’. Originally used only of women, it was later used of men with the sense ‘man in charge of the dairy cattle’. This is probably the most common source of the surname.
English: from the Middle English personal name Day(e) or Dey. In western England this is probably a pet form of David , but in northern England and perhaps elsewhere also it is a late Middle English variant of Daw, a pet form of Ralph (see Daw , Dakin ).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deaghaidh (see O'Dea ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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