Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Corning was born on 21 August 1714, in Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joseph Corning, was 34 and her mother, Rebecca Woodbury, was 29. She married Nathaniel Giddings in 1734. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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- Martha Corning, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Martha Corning, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Martha Corning, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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World Events (4)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English:
in northern England and the northern Midlands perhaps a patronymic or nickname from an unrecorded Old English personal name or nickname Corna + the filial, hypocoristic, or noun-forming suffix -ing. The root of the name could be Old English corna ‘crane, heron’ (applied to someone with long legs).
alternatively, perhaps a habitational name from Cooling in Folkestone (Kent), recorded as a surname de Corninge in 1257, de Cornyngg' in 1334, and perhaps as Corlyng' in 1379, but the surname seems not to have survived into the modern period. The meaning of the placename is uncertain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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