Brief Life History of Sophia
When Sophia Marsh was born about 1804, in Leverett, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Thomas Marsh, was 23 and her mother, Annis Allis, was 21. She married Moses Graves on 9 August 1827, in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 28 August 1851, in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Massachusetts, United States.
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- Sophia M Graves in household of Moses Graves, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mrs. Sophia M. Graves, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
- Graves in entry for Henry B. Graves and Mary A. Phillips, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
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World Events (7)
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1804 · The Twelfth Amendment
With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived by or in a marsh or fen, Middle English mersch (Old English mersc), or a habitational name from any of various minor places called with this word, for example in Yorkshire, Shropshire and Buckinghamshire.
Americanized form of German Marsch .
Americanized form of Slovenian Marš: unexplained. Compare Mars 7.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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