Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Drain was born on 13 December 1807, in Hardin Springs, Hardin, Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas Drane, was 62 and her mother, Martha Wells, was 43. She married Meredith Prewitt on 10 August 1829, in Washington, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Marion, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Magisterial District 2, Mason, Kentucky, United States in 1860. She died on 23 March 1861, in Kentucky, United States, at the age of 53.
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- Martha Prewitt in household of Meredith Prewitt, "United States Census, 1850"
- Martha Drain, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Martha Dram in entry for James H. Prewitt, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
Irish (Down): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dreain ‘descendant of Drean’, a byname possibly from dreán ‘wren’. The name is also found in Scotland.
Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Druacháin (see Drohan ).
English: topographic name from Middle English dreine, drene ‘drainage channel’, for someone who lived ‘(by the) drain or ditch’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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