Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Hershey was born on 4 May 1837, in Welland, Ontario, Canada, her father, John C. Hershey, was 47 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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Family Time Line
Sources (30)
- 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"
Spouse and Children
1832–1903 Male
1837–1910 Female
Children (10)
1855–1923 Female
1858–1861 Male
1862–1939 Male
1863– Male
1866–1952 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1789–1864 Male
1796–1864 Female
Siblings (9)
1822–1881 Male
1824– Male
1827–1910 Female
1828–1858 Female
1830–1908 Male
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 9
1847 · Moving the State Capital
Age 10
1863
Age 26
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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