Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Smart was born in February 1831, in Madison, Illinois, United States, her father, Wiley Smart, was 42 and her mother, Seraphy Temperance Taylor, was 38. She married Riley Bartlett on 28 September 1848, in Madison, Illinois, United States. She lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1870 and La Center, Clark, Washington, United States for about 20 years. She died in 1917, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in La Center, Clark, Washington, United States.
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- Martha Bartlett, "United States Census, 1900"
- Martha Smart, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Martha Bartlett, "Find A Grave Index"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1839 · Dueling Prohibited
February 20, 1839, Congress prohibits dueling in Washington D.C. It is inspired by the incident where William Graves, a Kentucky Rep. is killed by Jonathan Cilley, a Maine Rep.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a brisk or active person, from Middle English smert, smart ‘quick, prompt, brisk, vigorous’ (Old English smeart ‘stinging’, ‘painful’, from smeortan ‘to sting’). This name is widespread throughout England (especially Gloucestershire), Wales, and Scotland (mainly Angus).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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