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
Sources (2)
- Legacy NFS Source: Martha Bouton - Government record: birth: before 1795;
- Martha Bouton Fancher, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1787–1870 Male
1789–1827 Female
Children (8)
1811–1895 Female
1813–1892 Female
1815–1900 Male
1817–1880 Male
1819–1896 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1772–1841 Male
1764–1810 Female
Siblings (9)
1789–1827 Female
1792–1847 Male
1795– Male
1797–1849 Male
1799–1880 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1791
Age 2
1791
Age 2
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 11
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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