Brief Life History of Martha Jane
When Martha Jane Fowler was born in June 1850, in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Frederic Fowler, was 34 and her mother, Ellen Augusta Scranton, was 21. She lived in Oxford Township, Warren, New Jersey, United States for about 20 years and Washington, Sussex, New Jersey, United States in 1910.
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Sources (7)
- Martha J Fowler in household of Ellen A Fowler, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Martha Fowler - Published information: birth-name: Martha J. Fowler
- Martha J Fowler in household of Ellen A Fowler, "United States Census, 1910"
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World Events (8)
1861
No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881
John Philip Holland was an inventor famous for designing the world's first submarines. After previous designs were rejected, Holland eventually received funding from the Fenians for a short time. In 1881, the Fenian Ram was launched into the Passaic River in northern New Jersey, marking the first successful submarine launch in the world.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a fowler, a hunter or trapper of wild birds (a common medieval occupation), from Middle English fogheler, fugheler (Old English fugelere, a derivative of fugol ‘bird’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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