Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Topliff was born about 1775, in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, her father, Calvin Topliff, was 57 and her mother, Jerusha Bicknell, was 33. She married Nathaniel Freeman Slafter about 1795, in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 21 August 1839, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 65.
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- Martha Slater, "Find A Grave Index"
- Martha Slaster, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
- Martha Slaster, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1785
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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 (northern): habitational name from Topcliff by Thirsk or Topcliffe by Wakefield, both in Yorkshire. The first derives from Old English topp ‘top’ + clif ‘cliff, bank’, and the second derives from Old Norse topt, late Old English toft ‘building, enclosure’ + Old English clif ‘cliff, bank’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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