Brief Life History of Martha Nenette
When Martha Nenette Argent was born on 18 December 1840, in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States, her father, Daniel Argent, was 34 and her mother, Mary Ann Funston, was 12. She married Joshua Jesse Armitage on 29 October 1857, in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Smith, Meagher, Montana, United States in 1880. She died on 30 October 1904, in Wolf Creek, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Madison River Cemetery, Ennis, Madison, Montana, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Martha Armitage in household of Isaac Armitage, "United States Census, 1860"
- M N Argent, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Martha Nenette Armitage, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1860
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Ellis Hopkins Lee BIRTH 1833 Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina, USA DEATH 1860 (aged 26–27) Ennis, Madison County, Montana, USA BURIAL Madison Valley Cemetery Ennis, Madison County, Montana, USA MEMORIAL ID 142228346
Name Meaning
English: from Old French argent ‘silver’, hence probably a nickname for someone with silver-gray hair, or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a silversmith or moneyer.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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