Elizabeth Burroughs Martin

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Burroughs

When Elizabeth Burroughs Martin was born on 15 December 1806, in Monongalia, Virginia, United States, her father, George Martin, was 41 and her mother, Elizabeth Hoard, was 38. She married Jesse Burrows Martin in 1839, in Marion, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Lincoln District, Marion, West Virginia, United States in 1880. She died on 27 February 1900, in Marion, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 93.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Burrows Martin
1802–1885
Elizabeth Burroughs Martin
1806–1900
Marriage: 1839
Benjamin Franklin Martin
1828–1895
George William S Martin
1830–1901
Francis Marion Martin
1832–1855
Melissa Angeline Martin
1834–1911
John Van Buren Martin
1837–1876
Jesse Thornton Martin
1839–1911
Mary Elizabeth Martin
1842–1890
Luverna A Martin
1844–1917
Winfield Scott Martin
1847–1910
Sarah Isabelle "Belle" Martin
1850–1936

Sources (27)

  • Elizabeth Martinez in household of Jesse B Martinez, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Elizabeth Martin, "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Elizabeth Martin in entry for Samuel Cooper and Minerva Martin, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, Irish, French, Walloon, Breton, Dutch, Flemish, German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Italian (Veneto); Spanish (Martín): from a personal name derived from Latin Martinus, itself a derivative of Mars, genitive Martis, the Roman god of fertility and war, whose name may derive ultimately from a root mar ‘gleam’. This was borne by a famous 4th-century Christian saint, Martin of Tours, and consequently became extremely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. In North America, the surname Martin has absorbed cognates and derivatives from other languages, e.g. Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) Marcin , Albanian Martini , Polish surnames beginning with Marcin-, and Slovenian patronymics like Martinčič (see Martincic ). Martin is the most frequent surname in France and one of the most frequent surnames in Wallonia.

English: variant of Marton .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mártain, ‘descendant of Martin’ (compare 1 above). Otherwise, a shortened form of Gilmartin or McMartin ; sometimes also spelled Martyn.

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

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