Martha Lavelda Bradeen

Brief Life History of Martha Lavelda

When Martha Lavelda Bradeen was born on 22 April 1839, in Waterboro, York, Maine, United States, her father, Oliver Bradeen, was 38 and her mother, Sarah Lang, was 36. She died on 26 December 1863, at the age of 24.

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Family Time Line

Oliver Bradeen
1800–1883
Sarah Lang
1803–1847
Robert Jefferson Bradeen
1826–1880
Susan Bradeen
1828–
William Lang Bradeen
1829–1894
Emily Drake Bradeen
1831–1864
Lucy Emerson Bradeen
1834–1913
Oliver Jackson Bradeen
1835–
Isaac Atwood Bradeen
1837–1893
Martha Lavelda Bradeen
1839–1863
Hulda Sarah Bradeen
1841–1896
Albert Bradeen
1844–1919

Sources (2)

  • Martha Bradeen in household of Oliver Bradeen, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Martha L Bradeen in household of Oliver Bradeen, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (5)

1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition

In 1851, Maine outlawed the sale of alcohol, allowing exceptions only for "medicinal, mechanical, and manufacturing purposes". This made Maine the first state to experiment with prohibition. Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, believed that alcohol was linked to slavery and was also convinced by the Christian temperance movement. Dow ran into problems later for his anti-immigration rhetoric against the Irish, and also for breaking his own prohibition laws; although not a designated "purchaser", Dow personally purchased alcohol to distribute to local doctors, violating a technicality. As the citizens turned against him, Dow eventually ordered soldiers to fire on protesters. This marked a sharp decline in Dow's political career, and the Maine Law was repealed by 1856. Aspects of the law would remain in tact, however, and ultimately paved the way for the 18th Amendment, which prohibited alcohol on the national level.

Name Meaning

Irish: from a pet form of Brady or Braden .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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