Brief Life History of Martha Maria
When Martha Maria Liggett was born on 25 November 1838, in Saline, Missouri, United States, her father, Joseph Liggett Jr, was 30 and her mother, Mary Polly Thompson, was 31. She married William McMahan Gwinn on 24 July 1855, in Saline, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in De Witt Township, Carroll, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Harper, Kansas, United States in 1895. She died on 11 October 1896, in Harper, Harper, Kansas, United States, at the age of 57.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Martha Liggett in household of Joseph Liggett, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Martha Maria Liggett - birth-name: Martha Maria Liggett
- Martha Maria Liggett Gwinn, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1833–1908 Male
1838–1896 Female
Children (13)
1856–1901 Female
1858–1922 Male
1860–1941 Female
1862– Female
1864–1864
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Parents and Siblings
1808–1852 Male
1808–1871 Female
Siblings (8)
1831–1871 Male
1833–1926 Female
1836–1897 Female
1838–1896 Female
1840–1857 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (7)
1846
Age 8
1854
Age 16
1867
Age 29
Name Meaning
English (now found mainly in northern Ireland): habitational name predominantly from Lydiate in Lancashire, or sometimes from Lidgate in Suffolk. The name derives from Middle English lidyate ‘gate in a fence between plowed land and meadow’ (Old English hlid-geat ‘swing-gate’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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