Brief Life History of Martha Mae
When Martha Mae Keetch was born on 1 March 1846, in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Kempton Keetch, was 34 and her mother, Ann Greenwood, was 34. She married Elam Hollingsworth on 27 February 1862, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1870 and Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States in 1880. She died on 22 March 1899, in Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Preston Cemetery, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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- Martha Keitch in household of William Keitch, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martha Keech, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Martha Keetch, "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995"
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1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1859
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Moroni Lee BIRTH 11 Jul 1859 Cass County, Iowa, USA DEATH 15 Jul 1859 (aged 4 days) Cass County, Iowa, USA BURIAL Preston Cemetery Preston, Franklin County, Idaho, USA MEMORIAL ID 111292460
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Somerset): variant of Keech .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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