Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Bennett was born on 4 June 1826, in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States, her father, William Bennett Jr, was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth Bell, was 33. She married William James Calkins on 4 June 1851, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 25 December 1867, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Martha Calkins in household of Wm Calkins, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martha Bennett, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from the medieval personal name Benedict , from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. The surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
German: from a short form of the personal name Bernhard .
Altered form of French Benet or Bennet or of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Bennett, William Junior 1790
WILLIAM JUNIOR BENNETT 1790-1846 [Written in first person, not an Autobiography] by Dayle Duncan White I, William Junior Bennett, was born of goodly parents, William Bennett and Catherine Bernard of …
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