Jane P Marsh

Female1820–before 1847

Brief Life History of Jane P

When Jane P Marsh was born in 1820, in LeRoy, Genesee, New York, United States, her father, Walter Marsh, was 26 and her mother, Louisa Meeker, was 24. She married Walter H. Lyman on 15 March 1841, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died before 1847.

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Family Time Line

Walter H. Lyman
1816–
Jane P Marsh
1820–1847
Marriage: 15 March 1841
Alba A. Lyman
1844–1866

Sources (2)

  • Jane P Marsh, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Jane P Marsh, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 March 1841Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

    • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (6)

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 0

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

    Age 7

    During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 10

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    Name Meaning

    English: topographic name for someone who lived by or in a marsh or fen, Middle English mersch (Old English mersc), or a habitational name from any of various minor places called with this word, for example in Yorkshire, Shropshire and Buckinghamshire.

    Americanized form of German Marsch .

    Americanized form of Slovenian Marš: unexplained. Compare Mars 7.

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

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