Maria Marsh

Brief Life History of Maria

When Maria Marsh was born on 13 February 1806, in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, her father, John Marsh, was 34 and her mother, Priscilla Pond, was 30. She married Dexter Dane on 30 September 1830, in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States for about 15 years. She died on 28 April 1867, at the age of 61, and was buried in Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dexter Dane
1804–1879
Maria Marsh
1806–1867
Marriage: 30 September 1830
Lyman B. Dane
1834–1840
William Dane
1835–
Harriet M Dane
1837–1900
Charlotte Dane
1838–1840
George L Dane
1840–1904
Almira Louisa Dane
1843–1884
Henry Dane
1844–
John Dane
1846–1848

Sources (32)

  • Maria Dane in household of Dexter Dane, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
  • Maria Dane, "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961"
  • Maria, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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World Events (7)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital

In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name for someone who lived by or in a marsh or fen, Middle English mersch (Old English mersc), or a habitational name from any of various minor places called with this word, for example in Yorkshire, Shropshire and Buckinghamshire.

Americanized form of German Marsch .

Americanized form of Slovenian Marš: unexplained. Compare Mars 7.

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

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