Martha J. Crosby (1870–1872) • FamilySearch

Martha J. Crosby

6 January 1870–17 January 1872 (Age 2)
New Auburn, Sibley, Minnesota, United States

The Life of Martha J.

When Martha J. Crosby was born on 6 January 1870, in New Auburn, Sibley, Minnesota, United States, her father, James Willet Crosby, was 25 and her mother, Elsie L Green, was 22. She died on 17 January 1872, in Minnesota, United States, at the age of 2, and was buried in New Auburn, Sibley, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

James Willet Crosby

1844–1931

Elsie L Green

1847–1931

Crosby

1869–

Martha J. Crosby

1870–1872

Leonard Green Crosby

1873–1957

Arthur Garfield Crosby

1880–1915

Wells L. Crosby

1887–1932

Blanche Twiner Crosby

1888–1918

Parents and Siblings

James Willet Crosby

Male1844–1931Male

Elsie L Green

Female1847–1931Female

siblings

(6)

Crosby

Male1869–Male

Martha J. Crosby

Female1870–1872Female

Leonard Green Crosby

Male1873–1957Male

Arthur Garfield Crosby

Male1880–1915Male

Wells L. Crosby

Male1887–1932Male

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World Events (2)

1872 · The First National Park

Age 2

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

1872 · The Amnesty Act

Age 2

A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.

Name Meaning

Crosby

Martha

1 Scottish and English: habitational name from any of various places in southwestern Scotland and northern England that are named with Old Norse kross ‘cross’ + býr ‘farm’, ‘settlement’.2 Irish: Scottish and English surname (see 1 above) adopted by bearers of Gaelic Mac an Chrosáin ( see McCrossen ).

Possible Related Names

McCrossen

Crosbie

Sources (2)

Martha Crosby in household of James Crosby, "United States Census, 1870"
Martha J. Crosby, "Find A Grave Index"

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