Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Lancaster was born about 1775, in Abington, Montgomery Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Moses Lancaster, was 30 and her mother, Rachel Foulke Lloyd, was 28. She married Mather about 1800.
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Lancaster in northwestern England, which is recorded as Loncastre in 1086. The place takes its name from the river Lune + Old English ceaster ‘city, Roman fortification’ (from Latin castra ‘legionary camp’). The river name is probably British, perhaps related to Gaelic slán ‘healthy’, ‘salubrious’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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