Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Goodridge was born on 24 November 1733, in Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Joseph Goodridge, was 45 and her mother, Bethia Thurlow, was 35.
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Family Time Line
Joseph Goodridge
1688–1756
Bethia Thurlow
1698–
Abigail Goodridge
1723–1740
Hannah Goodridge
1725–
Enoch Goodrich
1727–1760
Bethia Goodrich
1730–
Martha Goodridge
1733–
Sources (3)
- Martha Goodridge, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Martha Goodridge, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Martha Goodridge, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Parents and Siblings
1688–1756 Male
1698– Female
Siblings (5)
1723–1740 Female
1725– Female
1727–1760 Male
1730– Female
1733– Female
World Events (6)
1776
Age 43
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 43
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 61
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Goodrich .
Americanized form of German Güttrich (see Goodrich ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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