Martha Pattie Atwood

Brief Life History of Martha Pattie

When Martha Pattie Atwood was born on 21 September 1772, in Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Benjamin Atwood, was 32 and her mother, Martha Hardy, was 33. She married Abraham Howe Knight on 4 February 1799, in Phillipston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. She died on 12 June 1846, in Jefferson, Coos, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Jefferson, Coos, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Howe Knight
1779–1850
Martha Pattie Atwood
1772–1846
Marriage: 4 February 1799
Abraham Howe Knight
1801–1876
John A Knight
1803–
Lysander Knight
1806–1884
Cheever Edward Knight
1809–1894
Isaac F. Knight
1809–1875
Abner H. Knight
1817–1893

Sources (8)

  • Martha Atwood Knight, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Pattie Atwood, "New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947"
  • Martha Atwood, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English atte wode (Old English æt thǣm wuda) ‘by the wood’.

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

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