Brief Life History of Martha Birch
When Martha Birch Hyder was born on 29 April 1836, in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Hugh Hyder, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Jarrold, was 35. She married Thomas Witton Ellerbeck on 19 August 1852, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Ely Holy Trinity, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 11 June 1863, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 27, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (31)
- Martha Hyder in household of Sarah Hyder, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Martha B Hyden in entry for Brigham M Ellerbeck, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Martha B Ellerbeck in household of Thomas W Ellerbeck, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1829–1895 Male
1836–1863 Female
Children (6)
1853–1901 Male
1855–1919 Male
1856–1904 Female
1859–1935 Male
1860–1939 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1807–1838 Male
1800–1897 Female
Siblings (6)
1829–1918 Female
1831–1848 Male
1833–1837 Female
1834–1906 Female
1836–1863 Female
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World Events (6)
1843
Age 7
1846
Age 10
1847
Age 11
Name Meaning
English (Kent and Sussex): status name or topographic name for one who lived on or possessed a hide of land, from Middle English hide + the locative suffix -er. This is a characteristically southeastern English name, synonymous with Middle English atte hide elsewhere (see Hyde ).
Americanized form of German Heider .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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