Martha Peterson Batte
3 February 1783–
Prince George, Virginia, United States
The Life of Martha Peterson
When Martha Peterson Batte was born on 3 February 1783, in Prince George, Virginia, United States, her father, John Batte, was 25 and her mother, Mary Poythress, was 21.
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Family Time Line
Robert Ritchie
–
Martha Peterson Batte
1783–
Spouse and Children
Robert Ritchie
–Male
1783–Female
Parents and Siblings
1757–1816Male
1762–1815Female
siblings
(12)
Elizabeth Bland Batte
1781–Female
1783–Female
Ann Bland Batte
1785–1870Female
Mary Poythress Batte
1787–1815Female
Elizabeth Batte
1789–Female
+7 More Children
World Events (3)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 3
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 4
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
1788 · Becomes the 10th state
Age 5
On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state.
Name Meaning
English: variant spelling of Batt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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