Martha Ann Haseltine

Brief Life History of Martha Ann

When Martha Ann Haseltine was born on 4 February 1827, in Independence, Independence, Allegany, New York, United States, her father, Ezekiel Stevens Heseltine, was 27 and her mother, Diana Campbell, was 19. She married Cephas Charles Nelson on 6 November 1850. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Sweden Township, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Sweden, Sweden Township, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. She died in 1909, at the age of 82, and was buried in Bingham Center, Bingham Township, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Cephas Charles Nelson
1821–1901
Martha Ann Haseltine
1827–1909
Marriage: 6 November 1850
Bertha Nelson
1856–1935

Sources (5)

  • Martha A Nelson in household of Cephas C Nelson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Martha Ann Hazelton Nelson, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Martha Nelson in household of Cefus Nelson, "United States Census, 1870"

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World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hazeltine .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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