Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Phillips was born on 14 January 1804, in Castelldwyran, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, John Phillips, was 30 and her mother, Martha Mathias, was 34. She married Rees Rees Jones on 22 September 1826, in Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Michaelston super Avon, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851 and Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom in 1861. She died on 16 June 1878, in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Malad, Oneida, Idaho, United States.
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- Martha Jones in household of Rees Jones, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Martha Phillips Jones, "Find A Grave Index"
- Martha in entry for Caleb T. Jones, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip . In North America, this surname has also absorbed cognates from other languages (see Philips ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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