Brief Life History of Martha Abigail
When Martha Abigail Ensign was born on 1 February 1822, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Moses Ensign, was 27 and her mother, Martha Tuller Whiting, was 24. She married Capt Lucius Goodwin Goodrich on 27 December 1847, in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 1 February 1901, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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- Martha A Goodrich in household of Lucius G Goodrich, "United States Census, 1850"
- Martha Abigail Ensign, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Martha A. Ensign, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: of uncertain etymology. From the 16th to the 19th century, the English vocabulary word ensign denoted a junior rank of infantry officer, which may be the source of the surname.
History: James Ensign (known as ‘the Puritan’) was born in Chilham, Kent,England, in 1606 and came to Hartford, CT, before 1644.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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