Frances Martin

1758–5 October 1826 (Age 68)
Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

The Life Summary of Frances

When Frances Martin was born in 1758, in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States, her father, William Martin, was 31 and her mother, Sarah Moore, was 30. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with St. George Talbot Harrison. She died on 5 October 1826, in Rahway, Essex, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Rahway, Essex, New Jersey, United States.

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St. George Talbot Harrison
1759–1814
Frances Martin
1758–1826
Mary Harrison
1782–
Dr. John Talbot Harrison
1785–1863

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World Events (7)

1775
Age 17
During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the "Ten Crucial Days" and remembered by the famous phrase "the times that try men's souls". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time.
1776
Age 18
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1777
Age 19
Although the origin of the name Spanktown is not certain, it appears the term was used in military communications when referring to this strategic area in the first half of 1777.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, Irish, French, Walloon, Breton, Dutch, Flemish, German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Italian (Veneto); Spanish (Martín): from a personal name derived from Latin Martinus, itself a derivative of Mars, genitive Martis, the Roman god of fertility and war, whose name may derive ultimately from a root mar ‘gleam’. This was borne by a famous 4th-century Christian saint, Martin of Tours, and consequently became extremely popular throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. In North America, the surname Martin has absorbed cognates and derivatives from other languages, e.g. Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) Marcin , Albanian Martini , Polish surnames beginning with Marcin-, and Slovenian patronymics like Martinčič (see Martincic ). Martin is the most frequent surname in France and one of the most frequent surnames in Wallonia.English: variant of Marton .Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mártain, ‘descendant of Martin’ (compare 1 above). Otherwise, a shortened form of Gilmartin or McMartin ; sometimes also spelled Martyn.

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

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  • Frances Harrison, "Find A Grave Index"

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