Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha McNeil was born in 1785, in Harrodstown, Kentucky, Virginia, United States, her father, Jonathan McNeil, was 26 and her mother, Jane McCord, was 25. She married George Farris on 27 January 1803, in Knox, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 17 April 1860, in Laurel, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Martha Faris in household of P A Faris, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martha Mcneal, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Martha Mcneal, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Néill, a patronymic from the personal name Niall (genitive Néill), see Neil and also Neilson, which was sometimes substituted for McNeil in Lowland Scotland.
History: The Scottish Clan McNeil claims descent from the early Irish king Niall of the Nine Hostages (see O'Neill ), and the name is associated in particular with the island of Barra in the Hebrides, having been brought there from Ireland in 1049. Some members of this clan later migrated to Antrim and Derry in Ireland. A different Scottish Clan MacNeill (spelled with two l's) has a traditional ancestral home on the island of Gigha.
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