When Martha Leland was born on 17 May 1790, in Chester, Windsor, Vermont, United States, her father, Thomas Leland, was 29 and her mother, Lydia Sherman, was 27. She married John Sherwin on 16 February 1814, in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States for about 10 years. She died on 30 October 1867, in North Springfield, Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Plain Cemetery, Perkinsville, Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States.
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Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Perhaps a shortened form of Scottish or Irish McClellan or McLelland , but geographical distribution in England suggests it may have an unexplained English origin.
Norwegian: habitational name from the name of several farms, especially in Agder, a compound of le ‘barway, gate’ and land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.
Americanized form of Norwegian Liland: compound of li ‘hillside, mountainside’ and land ‘(piece of) land, farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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