Martha Jennings

Brief Life History of Martha

When Martha Jennings was born on 24 July 1808, in Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom, her father, Matthew Jennings Sr, was 55 and her mother, Elvira Dodd, was 35. She married William Henry Adams Sr. on 3 November 1839, in Dover St Mary the Virgin, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in St Mary in the Marsh, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Utah, Utah, United States for about 1 years. She died on 17 August 1852, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Pleasant Grove City Cemetery, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Henry Adams Sr.
1817–1898
Martha Jennings
1808–1852
Marriage: 3 November 1839
Mary Adams
1841–1841
Martha Adams
1843–1843
William Henry Adams Jr
1845–1921
Eliza Adams
1847–1913
John Alma Adams
1850–1935
Adams
1852–1852

Sources (21)

  • Martha Adams in household of William Adams, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Martha Jennings, "England Births and Christenings, 1808" (2nd copy)
  • Martha Jennings, "England Marriages, 1839" (3rd copy)

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.

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Jenning , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

German: patronymic from a pet form (see Jenning ) of the personal name Johannes (see John ).

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

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