Brief Life History of Martha Roxanna
When Martha Roxanna Fox was born on 8 April 1902, in Medina, Medina Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States, her father, George Fox, was 35 and her mother, Olive Elnora Sheffield, was 33. She married Loyde Ned Chubb on 11 June 1925, in Lansing, New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Lansing, New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 14 May 1999, in Holt, Delhi Township, Ingham, Michigan, United States, at the age of 97.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Martha Rose Chubb in household of Loyde Chubb, "United States Census, 1940"
- Martha R. Fox, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Martha R. Fox, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
Spouse and Children
1903–1993 Male
1902–1999 Female
Children (2)
1928– Male
1936– Male
Parents and Siblings
1866–1949 Male
1868– Female
Siblings (2)
1895–1986 Male
1902–1999 Female
World Events (8)
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 1
1903 · Ford Motor Company
Age 1
1929
Age 27
Name Meaning
English: nickname from a word denoting the animal (Middle English, Old English fox), widely used to denote a sly or cunning individual. It was also used for someone with red hair. In England this surname absorbed some early examples of surnames derived from the ancient Germanic personal names mentioned at Faulks and Foulks .
Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an tSionnaigh ‘son of the fox’ (see Tinney ).
Irish: also adopted for Ó Catharnaigh, see Kearney .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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