Martha Woodbury Darrah

Brief Life History of Martha Woodbury

When Martha Woodbury Darrah was born on 3 September 1819, in Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Isaac Darrah, was 32 and her mother, Rachel N. Watts, was 24. She married Edson Warriner on 9 November 1842, in Bedford, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States in 1850. She died on 27 November 1887, at the age of 68.

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Family Time Line

Edson Warriner
1815–after 1860
Martha Woodbury Darrah
1819–1887
Marriage: 9 November 1842
Clarene Warriner
about 1844–1850
Ella Warriner
about 1846–1850
Emma Warriner
about 1848–1850

Sources (7)

  • Martha Warriner in household of Edson Warriner, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Martha W. Darrah, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • Martha W Coggin, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"

World Events (7)

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough

In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot. 

about 1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Darragh 1.

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

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