Brief Life History of Martin James
Martin James Newman was born in 1809, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. He married Belinda Salisbury about 1831, in Harmony Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Harmony Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Great Bend, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. He died in March 1874, in Little Meadows, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 65.
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- Martin Newman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martin Newman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martin Newman, "United States Census, 1850"
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Children (9)
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World Events (8)
1810
Historical Boundaries: 1810: Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
Name Meaning
English (southern): nickname from Middle English newe ‘new’ (i.e. newly arrived or newly appointed) + man ‘man’ (Old English nīwe + mann).
Americanized form (translation into English) of surnames meaning ‘new man, newcomer’, for example German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Neumann , Swedish Nyman , Polish Nowak , Czech or Slovak Novák, Slovenian, Croatian, or Serbian Novak .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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