Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Hershey was born on 4 May 1837, in Welland, Ontario, Canada, her father, John Hershey, was 50 and her mother, Anna Elizabeth Nancy Lapp, was 41. She married Philip Wooliver on 29 November 1853, in Black Rock, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Bothwell, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Imlay Township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States in 1910. She died on 22 September 1910, in Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Wallaceburg, Kent, Ontario, Canada.
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- Marthy Wooliver in household of Philip Wooliver, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Martha Ann Hershey Wooliver, "Find A Grave Index"
- Martha Hershey in entry for Wooleva, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Moving the State Capital
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames, for example Hershkowitz .
English: of Norman origin, a habitational name from Hercé or Hercy in Mayenne, France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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