Brief Life History of Sybil Maria
Sybil Maria North was born on 2 January 1818, in Orange, New York, United States. She married Henry D Martin on 8 August 1841. She lived in Saugerties, Saugerties, Ulster, New York, United States in 1860 and Glasco, Ulster, New York, United States in 1880. She died on 23 May 1906, at the age of 88, and was buried in Saugerties, Saugerties, Ulster, New York, United States.
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- Sybel Martin in household of Henry D Martin, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Sybil M North Martin, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sybil M Martin in household of Hen D Martin, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (7)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English north ‘north’, denoting someone who had migrated from the north, especially someone from northern England living in the south of the country. It may also have been used to denote someone living in the northern part of a settlement or region.
Irish: in Ireland, adopted for Mac an Ultaigh ‘son of the Ulsterman’, Ulster being the northern part of Ireland.
German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed with a cognate of Old High German nord ‘north’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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