Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Dennison was born in 1844, in New Brunswick, Canada, her father, Michael James Dennison, was 35 and her mother, Mary Crawford, was 27. She married Thomas Allan in 1869, in Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Calais, Washington, Maine, United States for about 10 years and Whatcom, Washington, United States in 1920. She died on 28 April 1934, in Ferndale, Whatcom, Washington, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Ferndale, Whatcom, Washington, United States.
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- M A Hawthorne, "United States Census, 1920"
- Martha Ann Hawthorne, "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960"
- Margaret Dineson in entry for Allen and O'Brian, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition
In 1851, Maine outlawed the sale of alcohol, allowing exceptions only for "medicinal, mechanical, and manufacturing purposes". This made Maine the first state to experiment with prohibition. Neal Dow, mayor of Portland, believed that alcohol was linked to slavery and was also convinced by the Christian temperance movement. Dow ran into problems later for his anti-immigration rhetoric against the Irish, and also for breaking his own prohibition laws; although not a designated "purchaser", Dow personally purchased alcohol to distribute to local doctors, violating a technicality. As the citizens turned against him, Dow eventually ordered soldiers to fire on protesters. This marked a sharp decline in Dow's political career, and the Maine Law was repealed by 1856. Aspects of the law would remain in tact, however, and ultimately paved the way for the 18th Amendment, which prohibited alcohol on the national level.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Denis (see Dennis ) + -son. Compare Tennyson .
English (of Norman origin): from Anglo-Norman French deinzein, a burgess who enjoyed the privileges of those living deinz la cité ‘within the city’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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