Martha Harville

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Harville was born on 4 June 1808, in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, her father, Squire James Harville, was 35 and her mother, Mary Money, was 28. She married Isaac Motor Bickmore on 1 March 1829, in Morgan, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Cache, Utah, United States in 1860. In 1880, at the age of 72, her occupation is listed as keep house. She died on 26 October 1883, in Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Motor Bickmore
1798–1852
Martha Harville
1808–1883
Marriage: 1 March 1829
John Jackson Bickmore
1829–1877
Martha Jane Bickmore
1832–1904
Isaac Danford Bickmore
1838–1920
Mary Ann Bickmore
1840–1917
Sarah Elizabeth Bickmore
1842–1877
David Newman Bickmore
1844–1881
Daniel Marion Bickmore
1847–1861

Sources (26)

  • Martha Parkinson in household of Timothy Parkinson, "United States Census, 1880"
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · War of 1812

Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Harvell .

Americanized form of Slovak and Czech Harvilla .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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MARTHA HARVILLE BICKMORE PARKINSON

LIFE HISTORY OF MARTHA HARVILLE BICKMORE PARKINSON Martha Harville Bickmore Parkinson was born 4 June 1808 in Kainey, North Carolina, a daughter of Squire James Harville and Mary Monette. Martha l …

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