Martha Marinda Cottrell

Brief Life History of Martha Marinda

When Martha Marinda Cottrell was born on 18 April 1822, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Benjamin Cottrell, was 35 and her mother, Tamazine Bunting, was 31. She lived in Girard, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Fairview, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. She died on 22 April 1898, at the age of 76, and was buried in Union City, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Daniel McClure
1808–1891
Martha Marinda Cottrell
1822–1898

Sources (3)

  • Martha Mc Clure in household of Daniel Mc Clure, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Martha McClure, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Martha Mc Clure in household of Daniel Mc Clure, "United States Census, 1880"

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World Events (7)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (southern and western England): status name for a cottager, from Old French coterel, a diminutive of cotier ‘cottager’ (see Cotter ). In southwestern England, there may have been some confusion with Cottle , the place Frampton Cotterell, earlier recorded as Franton' Ade Cotelli, having been named after the Cotel family, who held the manor from the 12th century.

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

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