Brief Life History of Marcia Averill
When Marcia Averill Starkweather was born on 17 March 1820, in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, John Starkweather Jr., was 30 and her mother, Lydia Button, was 25. She married Soloman Story Pendelton on 15 January 1839, in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States in 1850. She died on 16 June 1895, in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Preston City Cemetery, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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- Marcia Pendleton in household of Solomon Pendleton, "United States Census, 1850"
- Martha A Starkweather, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Marcia A. Pendleton, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
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World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
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: perhaps a nickname for a stormy-temperedperson. Compare Stark .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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