Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Fielding was born on 20 April 1838, in Shaw and Crompton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Hardy Fielding, was 41 and her mother, Ann Henthorn, was 38. She married William Adam Empey on 31 March 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to United States in 1904 and lived in East Crompton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1886. She died on 21 February 1912, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Martha Empy in household of Charles F Empy, "United States Census, 1910"
- Martha Fielding Empy, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Martha Fielding in entry for John William Empey, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Fielden .
English: occasionally from a Middle English survival of Old English felding ‘dweller in the field(s), open country’.
Irish: possibly a variant of McField (see McPhail ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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