Brief Life History of Martha W
When Martha W Pettit was born in 1807, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Jacob Pettit, was 32 and her mother, Jemima Williams, was 32. She had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Joshua Batten. She lived in Hanover Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Wright Township, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1860. She died on 1 October 1876, in Wright, Ottawa, Michigan, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Waldron, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States.
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- Martha W Batin in household of Joshua A Batin, "United States Census, 1860"
- Bertha W Pettit, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Martha W. Battin, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
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World Events (8)
1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
about 1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English (mainly southeastern): variant of Petit .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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