Martha Watson Bass

Brief Life History of Martha Watson

When Martha Watson Bass was born on 23 September 1793, in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, her father, Joseph Bass, was 19 and her mother, Martha J Jones, was 26. She married Daniel Platt on 2 February 1809, in Marion, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 20 March 1826, in Marion, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Marion, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Platt
1782–1840
Martha Watson Bass
1793–1826
Marriage: 2 February 1809
Robert Baxter Platt Sr.
1809–1851
John B Platt
1816–
Robert B Platt
1818–
Eliza Platt
1820–1840
Joseph Bass Platt
1811–1846
Elizabeth E. Platt
1813–1888
Daniel A Platt
1816–1875
David Walter Platt
1819–
Martha Ann Platt
1820–1871
Rev. John Baxter Platt
1826–1893
James Platt
1826–

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    World Events (8)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    1803

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    Name Meaning

    English: from Middle English bas(e), bass, Old French bas(se) ‘low, short’ (from Latin bassus ‘thickset’, i.e. wide as opposed to tall), either a descriptive nickname for a short person or a status name meaning ‘of humble origin’, not necessarily with derogatory connotations.

    English: from the Middle English personal name Bas(s)e. This could be an Old French form of ancient Germanic Baso (perhaps meaning ‘purple’) or more commonly a pet form of Middle English and Old French Basile or Basily, used of men and women alike. Compare Basley and Basil .

    English: in some instances, from Middle English bærs, bas ‘freshwater perch, bass or any of various related or similar fish, such as the sea bass’, hence a nickname for a person supposedly resembling this fish, or a metonymic occupational name for a fish seller or fisherman.

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

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