Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Bartlett was born on 24 March 1817, in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, her father, John Berkeley Bartlett, was 32 and her mother, Pauline Waldo, was 25. She married William Mason Richards on 22 March 1838, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Coal District, Harrison, West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Harrison, West Virginia, United States in 1880. She died on 18 October 1858, in Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 41.
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- Martha Richards in household of Wm M Richards, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martha A Bartlett, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- Martha A in entry for John W Richards and Floried Riley, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
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1824 · "Mary Randolph Publishes ""The Virginia Housewife"""
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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: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Bertelot, Bartelot (with the Old French double diminutive suffix -elot), a pet form of Bartholomew .
History: This is the name of a well-established New England family. Its members include Josiah Bartlett (1729–95), who was born in Amesbury, MA, and became governor of NH (1790–94). A Richard Bartlet(t) settled in Newbury, MA, in 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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