Brief Life History of Martha Rebecca
When Martha Rebecca Blalock was born on 3 May 1827, in Person, North Carolina, United States, her father, Robert Blalock, was 46 and her mother, Judith Pearce, was 34. She married Hasten Blalock on 18 November 1852, in Person, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 6 April 1880, in her hometown, at the age of 52, and was buried in Mangum Township, Durham, North Carolina, United States.
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- Martha Blalock in household of Haslen Blalock, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martha Blalock, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Martha Blalock, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Blacklock .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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