Brief Life History of Martha Louisa
When Martha Louisa Elmer was born on 4 July 1813, in Hartford, Windsor, Vermont, United States, her father, Squire Elmer, was 31 and her mother, Lucy Chase, was 25. She married Stephen Sylvester Sargent on 3 June 1832, in Newfane, Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 17 September 1897, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Martha Sargent in household of Stephen Sargent, "United States Census, 1870"
- Martha Louisa Elmer, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Martha Louisa Elmer Sargent, "BillionGraves Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Elmore .
English: habitational name from Elmer in Middleton (Sussex), probably named with Old English ǣl ‘eel’ + mere ‘pool’.
German: topographic name for someone living near elm trees, from Middle High German elm ‘elm tree’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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