Brief Life History of William
When William Mastin was born in 1825, in Livingston, Livingston, Columbia, New York, United States, his father, Henry Mastin, was 30 and his mother, Susanna Gallup, was 26. He married Emily Acker before 1848, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sparta, Livingston, New York, United States in 1865 and New York, United States in 1870. He died on 1 April 1885, in Conesus, Livingston, New York, United States, at the age of 60.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- William Marten, "United States Census, 1850"
- Wm Mastier in entry for Edward H Johnson, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- William Martin, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1825–1885 Male
1828–after 1880 Female
Children (10)
1848– Male
1850– Male
1852–1929 Male
1854–1923 Male
1856– Male
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1795–1855 Male
1799–1855 Female
Siblings (8)
1812– Female
1820–1903 Male
1825–1885 Male
1825–1895 Female
1833– Female
+3 More Children
World Events (7)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 0
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 2
1846
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (Lincolnshire): variant of Maston , itself a variant of Marston . Compare Masten .
French (mainly northern), Flemish, and Walloon: occupational name for a household servant, from Old French mastin ‘watchdog, manservant’ (from Latin mansuetudinus ‘domestic’). The Old French word had the further sense of a bad-tempered dog, and was used as an adjective in the sense of ‘bad, cruel’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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