Martha Topliff

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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Family Time Line

Nathaniel Freeman Slafter
1771–
Martha Topliff
1775–1839
Marriage: about 1795
Achsa
1794–1802
Martha Stafter
1795–1881
Alvin Slafter
1797–1797
Achsa Slafter
1798–1802

Sources (6)

  • 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"

World Events (8)

1776

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

1785

Founded

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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