Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Towsley was born on 24 June 1764, in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Mathew Tousley, was 41 and her mother, Martha Wright, was 44. She married John Hartman Lotta on 26 June 1788. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 15 April 1838, in her hometown, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Martha Tousley, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Martha Tousley, "Connecticut, Marriages, 1630-1997"
- Martha Towsley Lotz, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
English: possibly a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place. Compare Tousley and Towslee .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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