Brief Life History of Anna
Anna Marsh was born on 11 February 1796, in Brentwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States as the daughter of Marsh and ?. She married John B Raitt on 6 April 1815. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in York, Maine, United States for about 10 years. She died on 4 November 1869, in Eliot, York, Maine, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Eliot, York, Maine, United States.
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- Anna Raitt in household of William Raitt, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Anna Marsh - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth: 11 February 1796; Brentwood, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
- Anna Mash, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
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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.
1810
Historical Boundaries: 1810: York, Massachusetts, United States 1820: York, Maine, United States
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: topographic name for someone who lived by or in a marsh or fen, Middle English mersch (Old English mersc), or a habitational name from any of various minor places called with this word, for example in Yorkshire, Shropshire and Buckinghamshire.
Americanized form of German Marsch .
Americanized form of Slovenian Marš: unexplained. Compare Mars 7.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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