Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Broom was born on 27 April 1874, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Thomas Broome Jr, was 34 and her mother, Catharine Hamond or Harmond, was 34. She married Anthony W. Taylor in 1898. She died on 18 April 1953, at the age of 78, and was buried in Bala, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Martha G Taylor in household of Anthony W Taylor, "United States Census, 1920"
- Martha G Broom, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951"
- Martha B. Broom Taylor, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Broome .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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