Brief Life History of Martha Hart
When Martha Hart Bliss was born on 17 November 1901, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, her father, Charles Lincoln Bliss, was 36 and her mother, Edith Mitchell Little, was 27. She married Robert Leven on 17 June 1925, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. She lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 10 years. She died on 28 September 1973, at the age of 71.
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- Martha Lord in household of Robert Lord, "United States Census, 1940"
- Martha Hart Bliss, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
- Martha Lord, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
1913 · Women's Suffrage Demonstration
A demonstration for women's suffrage takes place on March 3, 1913. This is the first suffrage parade in Washington D.C. One of the notable women in attendance is Ida B. Wells.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English blisse ‘joy’. Compare Blissett .
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from the village of Blay in Calvados, France, recorded in 1077 in the form Bleis. The village of Stoke Bliss in Worcestershire takes the second part of its name from a Norman family de Blez, recorded several times in the county from the 13th century.
German: nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle High German blīde ‘happy, friendly’. It is also found in France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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