Martha Hill

1770–12 May 1820 (Age 50)
Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

The Life Summary of Martha

When Martha Hill was born in 1770, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, her father, Samuel Hill, was 28 and her mother, Martha Carman, was 20. She married Joseph Reading on 1 March 1789, in Amwell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 12 May 1820, in her hometown, at the age of 50.

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Joseph Reading
1767–1808
Martha Hill
1770–1820
Marriage: 1 March 1789
Ann M Reading
1789–1821
Thomas W. Reading
1792–1860
Francis Reading
1798–1863

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 March 1789Amwell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (3)

    World Events (8)

    1775
    Age 5
    During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the "Ten Crucial Days" and remembered by the famous phrase "the times that try men's souls". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time.
    1776
    Age 6
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1786 · Shays' Rebellion
    Age 16
    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.

    Name Meaning

    English: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill, from Middle English hill, hell, hull ‘hill’ (Old English hyll). Compare Hiller . This surname is also very common among African Americans.English: possibly in some cases from the personal name Hille, a pet form of some name such as Hilger or Hillary .German: from a short form of Hildebrand or any of a variety of other names, male and female, containing ancient Germanic hild ‘battle’ as the first element.

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

    Possible Related Names

    Hillock
    Hills
    Hiller
    Hil

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