Brief Life History of Frances
When Frances Martindale was born in 1751, in Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Gershom Martindale, was 28 and her mother, Bathsheba Nash, was 23. She married Charles Mattoon on 8 November 1769, in Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 17 March 1826, in her hometown, at the age of 75.
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- Frances Martindale, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Frances Martindale Mattoon, "Find A Grave Index"
- Frances in entry for Laura Mattoon, "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Cumbria, first recorded in 1220 in its present form. There is a chapel of Saint Martin here, and the valley (see Dale ) may be named from this. Alternatively, there may have been a landowner here called Martin, and the church dedication may be due to popular association of his name with that of the saint.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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