Brief Life History of Martin M.
When Martin M. Overocker was born on 15 February 1801, in New York, United States, his father, Michael Overacker, was 52 and his mother, Marie Emigh, was 52. He married Sarah Harris Mitchell on 22 October 1827, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States in 1860 and LaGrange, Dutchess, New York, United States in 1865. He died on 1 August 1870, at the age of 69, and was buried in Lagrangeville, Union Vale, Dutchess, New York, United States.
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- Martin M Overocker, "United States Census, 1830"
- Martinus Oberaker, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Martin M. Overocker, "Find A Grave Index"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of South German Überacker, a habitational name from any of several places so named in Bavaria, from Middle High German über ‘near, across from’ + acker ‘field’, denoting the location of a farm. In some instances it may be topographic.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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