Martha Cutler

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Cutler was born in 1794, in Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Ebenezer Cutler, was 33 and her mother, Chloe Brown, was 36. She married Silas Childs Bartlett on 9 February 1820, in Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Waterford, Caledonia, Vermont, United States in 1850 and Vermont, United States in 1870. She died on 25 February 1882, in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

Silas Childs Bartlett
1793–1871
Martha Cutler
1794–1882
Marriage: 9 February 1820
Chloe Bartlett
1821–1900
Hannah Cutler Bartlett
1822–1881
Nathan Bartlett
1825–1844
Elvira Bartlett
1828–1900
Silas Sheldon Bartlett
1833–1910

Sources (28)

  • Martha Bartlett in household of Silus C Bartlett, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Martha Cutler, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Martha Bartlett, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"

World Events (7)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

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.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a maker of knives, from Middle English cutele, cutteler, coteler ‘cutler; maker, repairer, or seller of knives, etc.’ (Anglo-French cuteler, Old French coutelier, cotelier). Compare Nesmith and Cottle .

Americanized form of German Kottler or Kattler, which is of uncertain origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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