Martha Bouton

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Bouton was born on 27 September 1789, in Rensselaerville, Albany, New York, United States, her father, Samuel Bouton, was 17 and her mother, Ada Ball, was 25. She married Seth Fancher on 23 March 1810, in Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 28 August 1827, in Worcester, Otsego, New York, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Maple View Cemetery, Otsego, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Seth Fancher
1787–1870
Martha Bouton
1789–1827
Marriage: 23 March 1810
Adah G Fancher
1811–1895
Emily Caroline Fancher
1813–1892
Samuel B. Fancher
1815–1900
Jacob W. Fancher
1817–1880
Alva Fancher
1819–1896
Stephen B Fancher
1821–1885
Miriam Malissa Fancher
1824–1900
Hiram S Fancher
1825–1891

Sources (2)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Martha Bouton - Government record: birth: before 1795;
  • Martha Bouton Fancher, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1791

Historical Boundaries 1791: Otsego, New York, United States

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

French:

nickname for someone with a prominent wart, carbuncle, or boil, from Old French bo(u)ton ‘knob, lump, excrescence’ (from bo(u)ter ‘to thrust or strike’).

metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of buttons, from Old French bo(u)ton, the same word as above, specialized to mean ‘button’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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