Brief Life History of Martha
Martha Monks was born on 28 April 1825, in Rainow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Thomas Monks and Sarah Cotterill. She married Parley Parker Pratt on 28 April 1847, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1847. She died on 19 February 1894, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 68.
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- Martha Monks, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Martha Monks, "England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918"
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World Events (8)
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Monk , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
North German (Mönks): patronymic from Mönk (see Monk ).
English (Lancashire) and Irish (Dublin): topographic name from Middle English (atte) monkes ‘(at the) monk's (house or quarters), (at the) monastery’, a name for someone who lived or worked there, presumably a servant. Compare Maidens , Masters , Parsons .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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