When Martha Tuller Whiting was born on 12 March 1797, in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Elijah W Whiting, was 27 and her mother, Sabra Hart, was 24. She married Moses Ensign on 11 September 1816, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 15 January 1853, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Post office est. April 18, 1801
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English: from the Middle English personal name Whiting (Old English Hwīting, a patronymic from the personal name Hwīta, from hwīt ‘white’ applied as a nickname).
History: Rev. Samuel Whiting arrived in Boston, MA, in May 1636, and made his home in Lynn, MA.
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