When Martha Darlington was born on 7 September 1788, in Middletown Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Jesse Darlington, was 26 and her mother, Amy Sharpless, was 29. She married Eli Dicks Peirce on 9 June 1814. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nether Providence Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 19 February 1868, at the age of 79, and was buried in Birmingham Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
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George Washington elected first president of United States.
Historical Boundaries 1789: Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English: habitational name from Darlington in County Durham, recorded in c. 1040 as Dearthingtun, from Old English Dēornōthingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Dēornōth’, a personal name composed of the elements dēor ‘dear’ + nōth ‘daring’. The surname was present in Scotland from an early period.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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